| Management Consulting | Worked as management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Chicago |
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| Great Plains Software | | Role | Co-founder and CEO |
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| Founded | 1983 |
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| Details | Mortgaged inherited farmland to invest in the Fargo-based accounting software company |
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| IPO | 1997 |
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| Acquisition | Sold to Microsoft in 2001 for more than $1 billion in stock |
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| Growth | Grew company to over 2,000 employees |
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| Microsoft | | Position | Senior Vice President |
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| Duration | 6 years |
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| Kilbourne Group | | Role | Founder |
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Focus | Real estate development firm focused on downtown Fargo and creating smart, healthy cities |
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| Arthur Ventures | | Role | Co-founder and Chairman |
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| Founded | 2008 |
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| Focus | Venture capital firm investing in ambitious, mission-driven software companies |
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| Board Positions | Chairman for Atlassian and SuccessFactors; board member for Avalara |
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| Governor of North Dakota | | Term | 2016-2024 |
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| Position Number | 33rd Governor |
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| Elections | Elected in 2016 with no prior political experience; re-elected in 2020 in a landslide |
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| Achievements | Passed largest tax cut in state history, dramatically reduced red tape, highest real GDP growth and lowest unemployment rate in the country during tenure. Focused on economic diversification, technology innovation, social issues such as addiction treatment, and data-driven governance. |
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