(1956-08-01) August 1, 1956 (age 67) Arthur, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Karen Stoker
(m. 1991; div. 2003)
Kathryn Helgaas
(m. 2016)
Children
3
Residence
Governor's Residence
Education
North Dakota State University (BA) Stanford University (MBA)
Occupation
Businessman, investor, philanthropist, politician
Profession
Management consultant
Website
Government website
Douglas James Burgum (born August 1, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2016 as the 33rd governor of North Dakota.[1][2] He is among the wealthiest governors in the U.S., with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion according to Forbes.[3] He is a member of the Republican Party.[4]
Burgum was born and raised in Arthur, North Dakota. After graduating from college in 1978 and earning an MBA two years later, he mortgaged inherited farmland in 1983 to invest in Great Plains Software in Fargo. Becoming its president in 1984, he grew Great Plains into a successful software company.[5] Burgum sold the company to Microsoft for $1.1 billion in 2001. While working at Microsoft, he managed Microsoft Business Solutions. He has served as board chairman for Atlassian and SuccessFactors. Burgum is the founder of Kilbourne Group, a Fargo-based real-estate development firm, and also is the co-founder of Arthur Ventures, a software venture capital group.
A lifelong resident of North Dakota, Burgum won the 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election in a landslide. He was reelected by a wide margin in 2020.[6] In June 2023, Burgum launched a campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. He ended his candidacy in early December 2023,[7] and became an advisor on the Trump campaign's energy policy.[8]
^"Doug Burgum elected Governor; speech upcoming on WDAY". Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^Karlgaard, Rich (May 21, 2020). "North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum Talks COVID, Re-Opening, His Controversial Use Of Contact Tracing – And Applying His Software Success To State Government Leadership". Forbes. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^"Just How Rich is GOP Presidential Candidate Doug Burgum?". Forbes. November 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^Gabriel, Trip (June 5, 2023). "The 2024 G.O.P. Field Balloons This Week, Adding Three New Candidates: Chris Christie and Doug Burgum are set to announce their presidential campaigns this week, and Mike Pence has already filed paperwork". New York Times.
^Weisman, Jonathan (December 4, 2023). "Doug Burgum, Wealthy North Dakota Governor, Ends White House Run". The New York Times.
^Dawsey, Josh; Joselow, Maxine (May 9, 2024). "What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
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