Doug Burgum

January 10, 2024
Politician

Quick Facts

Doug Burgum
Full Name Doug Burgum
Occupation Politician
Date Of Birth Aug 1, 1956(1956-08-01)
Age 68
Birthplace Arthur
Country United States
Horoscope Leo

Doug Burgum Biography

Name Doug Burgum
Birthday Aug 1
Birth Year 1956
Place Of Birth Arthur
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Leo
Siblings Bradley J. Burgum, Barbara Burgum
Children(s) Jesse Burgum, Joe Burgum, Tom Burgum

Doug Burgum is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 1, 1956 in Arthur, United States.

Douglas James Burgum (born August 1, 1956) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician serving as the 33rd governor of North Dakota since December 15, 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party.

During the 1980s, Fortune magazine often ranked Great Plains among the top 100 companies to work for in the US. Burgum grew the company to about 250 employees by 1989 and led the company to about $300 million in annual sales and a 1997 IPO, after using the Internet to help it expand beyond North Dakota. In 2001 he sold Great Plains Software to Microsoft for $1.1 billion. Burgum has said he built the company in Fargo because of its proximity to North Dakota State University, in order to employ its stream of engineering students.

Doug Burgum Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Politician
House Living in own house.

Doug Burgum is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug Burgum 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Burgum was born on August 1, 1956, and raised in Arthur, North Dakota, where his grandfather founded a grain elevator in 1906. He attended North Dakota State University to earn his undergraduate degree in 1978. During his senior year at NDSU, he applied to the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He also started a chimney-sweeping business. “The newspaper wrote a story about me as a chimney sweep,” he later recalled, “and ran a photo of me sitting on top of an icy chimney in below-freezing weather in Fargo. The story made the AP wire service. I was later told it caused quite a stir in the Stanford admissions office: ‘Hey, there’s a chimney sweep from North Dakota who’s applied.’”

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Who is Doug Burgum Dating?

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Burgum has served on the advisory board for Stanford Graduate School of Business and was on the board of SuccessFactors during the 2000s, becoming its chairman from 2007 till the 2011 sale of the company to SAP. In 2012 he became the first chairman of the board for Atlassian, after it expanded from its initial board of three members (none of whom served as the official chair). During 2011 and 2014, he twice spent several months as the interim CEO of Intelligent InSites, a company for which he has served as the executive chairman of the board since 2008. That year he also became a member of Avalara’s board of directors.

Facts & Trivia

Sami Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doug Burgum celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.

After the sale, Burgum was named Senior Vice President of Microsoft Business Solutions Group, the offshoot created from merging Great Plains into the corporation. He stayed with Microsoft until 2007 and was responsible for making enterprise apps a priority for Microsoft during this tenure. Satya Nadella, current CEO of Microsoft, has credited Burgum with “inspiring him to find the soul of Microsoft”.

How much does the governor of North Dakota make?

Governor of North Dakota
Formation| November 20, 1889
Deputy| Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Salary| $135,360 (2020)
Website| Official website

Who is Doug Burgum wife?

Doug Burgum
Spouse(s)| Karen Stoker ​ ​ ( m. 1991; div. 2003)​ Kathryn Helgaas ​ ( m. 2016)​
Children| 3
Residence(s)| Governor’s Residence
Education| North Dakota State University (BA) Stanford University (MBA)

How do I contact the governor of North Dakota?

  1. Official Name: North Dakota.
  2. Governor: Doug Burgum.
  3. Contact: Contact the governor.
  4. Phone Number: 701-328-2200.

Who is North Dakota lieutenant governor?

Brent Sanford was elected North Dakota’s 38th lieutenant governor on November 8, 2016, and took office on December 15, 2016. A Watford City native and third-generation business owner, Sanford served as mayor of his hometown from 2010 to 2016 and as a city councilman for four years before that.

What food is North Dakota known for?

  • Knoephla. bisongirl/Flickr. …
  • Walleye. Bill Roehl/Flickr. …
  • Fleischkuekle. Visit Grand Forks via Facebook. …
  • Hotdish. moleofproduction/Flickr. …
  • Lefse. litherland/Flickr. …
  • Hot Beef Sandwich. hawaiidiva/Flickr. …
  • Goulash. Don Harder/Flickr. …
  • Sauerkraut. Kathrin Marks/Flickr.

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