GOED Board Members
CHAIR Mel Lavitt Needham and Company, LLC
Jerry Oldroyd Ballard Spahr LLP
Jake Boyer The Boyer Company
Oldroyd is a partner in the Business & Finance Department and is a member of the Communications, Energy & Project Finance, and Government Relations Group.
President of The Boyer Company. Managed the Gateway Project, a $375 million, 2.1 million square foot development in Salt Lake City.
Christopher M. Conabee Principal, Paladin Development Partners
Brent Brown Brent Brown Automotive Group
Sam Granato Frank Granato Importing Company
Chris worked for PaineWebber Incorporated from 1983 through 1997. Mr. Conabee went on to be a Founder and Principal of Paladin Development Partners, a noted Park City real estate development firm.
Brown is the owner of Brent Brown Toyota Scion in Orem. He recently served on Toyota’s National Dealer Council and was a past recipient of Utah’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Granato is the president and owner of Frank Granato Importing Co. and the current Salt Lake County Councilman representing District 4.
Peter Mouskondis Nicolas Company
Robert Frankenberg NetVentures
President, CEO, and 3rd generation owner of Nicolas Co., Westminster College Foundation Board Member, IFDA Board Member, Independent Marketing Alliance Board Member, and Markon Board Member.
Bob was the chairman & CEO of Novell, the world’s largest networking software company from 1994-1996. Bob has received numerous awards including the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame.
Margaret Lasecke-Jacobs Sundance Institute Utah Advisory Board
Lavitt’s background is investment banking, focusing on capital market and M&A transactions in emerging growth, high tech, and medical industries.
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After leaving Oracle Corporation in 2000, Margaret formed a marketing and public relations consulting firm. She now serves on the Sundance Institute Utah Advisory Board.
Governor’s Office of Economic Development • 2016 Annual Report • www.business.utah.gov
