Brandon got his B.S. in business at Utah Valley University. He's been running full-steam as an entrepreneur ever since, investing in people to improve the world through leadership, products, and services. He has over 13 years of experience as an executive working in transportation logistics, the auto industry, ecommerce, and (now) Lease End. He is best known for founding and selling Doba, a fast-growing software company connecting small businesses through a virtual inventory fulfillment system to simplify the supply chain.

In a small Idaho town, he conceptualized and built Lease End in February 2018, intending from the start for it to become a nationwide business. Like most startup founders, Brandon's had a hand in every role, title, and responsibility at Lease End as it's grown from a fledgling concept to a viable company.

To make effective changes to the auto industry, we need people with fresh blood and out-of-the-box ideas to pioneer our vision. We need a mixed team with people who aren't content with the way things have always been done at dealerships. Enter co-founder Zander Cook, who brings the innovative and strategic mindset required in this type of venture to our table.

After earning his degree in economics at BYU in 2019, Zander worked finance at a car dealership - arranging loans, preparing documentation, the works - so he saw firsthand how leases were handled there. After a while, he noticed that it felt like no one at the dealership really “got” car leasing. So, he started thinking about leased cars as assets and brainstorming ideas to make the leasing experience better for consumers. Thus, Lease End was born. As Lease End continues to grow, Zander sincerely appreciates the opportunity he has to help people overcome the huge pain point of end-of-lease anxiety.

Dave has over 20 years of experience in fintech. He earned his B.S. in economics from West Point (later serving as an engineer officer in the Army), got his MBA from the University of Hawaii, and has been a CFA since 1999. In his time in the fintech world, Dave has built asset securitization software, served as MD of a global sales team and President and COO of FinancialGuard (a robo-advisor), and founded his own fintech startup to create a personal economics modeling tool.

Dave started as a tech advisor to Lease End in February 2021, and came on full-time later that year in December. As CTO, he loves that he gets to work with a talented group of makers to organize bits and bytes into real, valuable products that bring revolutionary transparency to lease-end transactions. He loves contributing to a vision of the future where people are empowered in directly controlling their assets.

Jeremy joined Lease End in February 2022 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Lease End, Jeremy served 13 years as Director of Corporate Development at Midmark Corporation, a growing mid-sized MedTech company. While there, he led Mergers & Acquisitions and other growth initiatives. Under his leadership, the company more than doubled in size.

Before Midmark, Jeremy spent 11 years in a variety of finance, M&A, and treasury positions at Procter & Gamble and served as CFO for several major household brands. He also spent time in P&G treasury, where he led the hedging of P&G's debt portfolio. Between Midmark and P&G, Jeremy has led 16 successful acquisitions and divestitures. He received his degree in Economics from Stanford University with additional studies in German and Human Biology.

Chip earned his BS from West Point, and went on to serve a career in the US Army. He also went to Stanford University to earn a master's degree, and most recently earned his MBA at BYU. Chip has experience in strategic operational and logistic planning, supply chain management, and in mentoring leaders and developing high-functioning teams.

Before joining Lease End, Chip spent a couple years with Amazon Logistics and 21 years in military leadership roles, from Brigade Operations Officer (the Army's version of a COO) to Sr. Director for Talent Development. During his military service he deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan with the storied 82nd Airborne Division. When he's not busy jumping out of airplanes or telling people what to do, Chip loves staying active with CrossFit, skiing, and enjoying the outdoors with his family.