Gary Trujillo, MBA
Director
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Harvard Group, LLC
Gary Trujillo has been an entrepreneur and venture capital investor for over 30 years with significant experience as a CEO, financier, founder, operator, and independent corporate board member. In 1990 he founded the Southwest Harvard Group (SHG), an investment firm and Family Office with a proven track record of creating and investing in businesses for growth and profitability.
Gary has three decades of independent board experience, including serving on four publicly traded company boards and multiple privately owned company boards. His extensive board experience includes the healthcare, technology, auto finance, real estate, and banking industries. Gary is also recognized nationally as a dedicated community leader, having co-founded the Be A Leader Foundation (BALF) in 2002 with his wife, Melissa B. Trujillo, an education-focused nonprofit entity serving more than 14,000 students annually.