Active investor in an investment fund designed to nurture and grow startup businesses in Montana, the West, and the Pacific Northwest• Screen and conduct due diligence of candidate businesses, particularly in the technology space• Advise fledgling businesses and entrepreneurs in a variety of business, legal, and board issues

Managing Director, Value Chain Transformation• Advised clients in the design, formation, implementation, operation, and defense of tax-efficient centralized company structures to produce sustainable operational and tax benefits• Developed a comprehensive, unique approach to building structures designed to minimize risks arising from legislation in the area of Base Erosion/Profit Shifting (“BEPS”)• Evaluated the compliance of centralized company structures with tax laws and prepared companies to defend tax authority audits• Acclaimed speaker on centralized company structures and issues surrounding BEPS

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, and Chairman of the BoardTRGR is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thomson Reuters (“TRI”), one of the largest information solution providers in the world (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; and NASDAQ: TRIN)TRGR devised online technology and content strategies for TRI and owned and managed much of TRI’s content and technology and other intellectual property• Founded and managed the company for over a decade to acclaimed success• Grew the business from a startup with 11 employees to a mature company with over 135 employees from across the globe• Coordinated relationships between TRGR and other TRI companies in scores of countries• Developed new methods of financial asset management• Pioneered controls and procedures, bringing increased accountability to technology and content development and reducing overall spend while increasing product functions and features and reducing time to market• Authored most of the strategic, legal, and operational documentation to support the business• Formed new offices in Switzerland, negotiated real estate leases, hired and supervised international legal counsel and accountants, dealt with governmental authorities, obtained all necessary permits, managed construction and build out of three locations, hired employees, relocated expatriates and families, operated business, and coordinated with other TR businesses around the world• Forged significant contacts within the legal, accounting, and governmental communities in Zug and Zürich• Evaluated Organisation of Economic Development pronouncements and guidelines, Internal Revenue Service and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs laws and regulations, creating strategies and operations designed to accommodate these influences• Successfully defend the business before the IRS and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

Provided vision and strategy from a combined technology and business perspective for an organization with a technology budget exceeding $150 million; coordinated those charged with responsibility for strategic planning.• Reduced overall technology costs by leveraging technologies and consolidating business requirements.• Redirected technology activities to better serve the interests of the business and required accountability for all technology spend.Formed new e-commerce unit to develop TR’s portal site and Web site development business• Direct supervision of 175 employees.• Complete P&L responsibility for three divisions, all of which achieved positive operating income.• Supervised design and construction of site and managed several e-commerce business units• Developed corporate strategy relating to Web, portal activities, and e-commerce.

Chief Executive Officer; Chief Technology Officer• Acquired three founding companies and successfully merged three varied corporate cultures.• Formed a sales organization and other vital corporate departments.• Improved corporate processes, including project management, research and development, engineering, and client service.• Served as CTO, devising and implementing companies’ technology systems.• Evaluated and monitored investment opportunities and business plans and conducted due-diligence in high-technology areas for a consortium of investors.• Drafted and reviewed agreements with vendors and investment targets.• Negotiated the acquisition of several companies.

Shareholder• Specialized in technical litigation (including software and computer-related matters), partnership and corporate litigation, intellectual property litigation, employment law and litigation, international law, and construction law• Represented numerous high-profile corporate clients• Acclaimed lecturer on technology and the law

Assistant Washington County Attorney, Criminal Division• Prosecuted misdemeanors and felonies from intake to appeal• Served as lead prosecutor for numerous court and jury trials• Advised law enforcement on processes and procedures to comply with state and federal laws, emerging case law, and the state and federal constitutions• Convened and presided over grand juries

Associate in Litigation Department• Specialized in technical litigation, trade secret litigation, employment law and litigation, construction law, and patent defense and prosecution• Served as City Attorney for St. Anthony, Minnesota and Special Assistant City Attorney for Minneapolis, Minnesota

Devised strategies for and participated in investigations of white-collar crimes.