Jon Bourne
General Counsel
Colorado
CO
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"I have known Jon for the past ten years and had the opportunity to work with him at PERA in the investment department. His legal contributions were excellent, very thorough and his summaries and recommendations were always completed in a timely fashion. The entire department depended on his legal skills and his ability to "get things done”."
"I was Jon's colleague at Harland Financial Solutions. Jon repeatedly demonstrated his resourcefulness and ability to provide both excellent legal analysis and practical solutions to issues that arose. If you need someone to creatively resolve your legal problems, Jon's a great choice."
"As an attorney Jon is the best able to quickly assess legal issues and put them in the context of business acumen of any attorney I worked with. over 25 years. Jon also is extremely responsible. If he says it will be done you can count on it."
"I was fortunate to be able to work with Jon at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage for about 2.5 years. I have worked with many corporate attorneys over the years and I must say that Jon was one of the most pragmatic and approachable legal business partners I have ever worked with in my 20+ year business career. Jon has a keen ability to break down both complex business and/or legal issues into clear, concise and manageable pieces that everyone can understand and act on. Jon is a great partner and has the ability to interact with people at all levels of an organization. He is extremely approachable, calm in his approach and delivery, pragmatic, extremely intelligent, and goes about his business with a high level of confidence. Jon remains very calm, cool, and collected, even in the face of adverse times and circumstances. He operates with the highest level of integrity possible. Jon also has a good sense of humor, something I find to be very endearing for a General Counsel. I would work with Jon again and/or hire him with no reservations."
"Practical, trusted and responsive are a few of the words that come to mind when I think about Jon Bourne. I met him in early 2015 and, since then, he has provided excellent counsel to Blue Bear Creative LLC. Among other things, I have been highly impressed with Jon’s ability to take business concepts and quickly translate them into impactful legal documentation. And, of course, Jon is just a great guy. Simply put, he would be a tremendous asset for any organization and comes with my highest and heartfelt recommendation."
"I had the pleasure of working with Jon in his role of General Counsel at GTY Technology Inc. During Jon’s tenure as General Counsel, we had seven-figure cost savings and improved legal services. Jon showed a tremendous breadth of legal knowledge, including public company compliance, employment law, and mergers and acquisitions. Beyond legal knowledge, Jon has a strong business acumen and contributed to corporate strategy as part of the executive team. When approaching a legal ‘project,’ Jon presented management with multiple options to consider, including expected outcomes, risks, and costs of each option. This allowed management to make thoughtful, cost-effective decisions. If you are looking for legal counsel, I can’t recommend Jon more - he will deliver efficient, practical, top-tier legal services."
Work History
THE BOURNE FIRM
General Counsel
Dec 2022 - Present
Responsible for most legal matters impacting a typical business, including contracts, mergers, acquisitions, finance, corporate, SaaS, technology, intellectual property, privacy, security, governance, employment, disputes, process and strategy.
Euna Solutions (formerly GTY Technology Holdings Inc.)
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Aug 2018 - Nov 2022
Cloud-based software primarily for governments. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (EUNA Solutions, formerly GTY Technology Holdings Inc., and Subsidiaries, Full-Time, 2020-2022); Executive Vice President and General Counsel (Sherpa Government Solutions LLC, Part-Time, 2018-2020). Responsible for comprehensive legal services. A key executive team member.
Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network
Growth Advisor
Jan 2015 - Dec 2020
Advises, nurtures and accelerates scale-up companies. Responsibilities included advising companies regarding critical issues relating to scaling, such as dept financing, venture capital financing, entity conversions, spinoffs, acquisitions, intellectual property, product liability, procurement, compliance, cybersecurity, corporate governance and strategy.
ZOLL Data Systems Inc.
Managing Technology Counsel and Privacy Officer
Dec 2015 - Nov 2020
Cloud-based software primarily for emergency medical services. Managing Technology Counsel and Privacy Officer, 2019-2022; Counsel, 2016-2019; Director, Contracts and Compliance, 2015-2016. Responsibilities included contracts, compliance, cybersecurity, privacy, international, SaaS, software, risk management, healthcare, services, procurement, governance, investigations, audits and process.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Vice President and General Counsel
Apr 2012 - Sep 2014
Natural foods retailer. Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., Vice President and General Counsel, 5/2013-9/2014; General Counsel, 4/2012-9/2014. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC), General Counsel, 7/2012-9/2014. Responsible for a comprehensive spectrum of legal services.
Policy Studies Inc. (acquired by Maximus)
General Counsel, Secretary and Privacy Officer
Mar 2005 - Apr 2012
Policy Studies Inc., which was acquired by MAXIMUS, provided outsourcing, consulting and technology for healthcare and other human services. General Counsel (2007 – 2012); Secretary and Privacy Officer (2008 -2012); Senior Attorney (2006); and Attorney and Contractor Administrator (2005 – 2006). Responsible for a comprehensive spectrum of legal services.
Attorney General's Office of the State of Colorado
Assistant Attorney General
Aug 2004 - Mar 2005
The Attorney General's Office advances the rule of law, protects our democracy and promotes justice for all. Responsibilities included healthcare investigations, fiduciary, contracts, software licensing, intellectual property, business process improvement, procurement, services, commercial, leases, insurance, disputes and general counsel and advice.
Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. (acquired by Finastra)
Senior Counsel
Jul 1999 - Jul 2004
Senior Counsel, 2003-2004; Counsel, 2001-2003; Associate Counsel, 1999-2001. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., which ultimately was acquired by Finastra, provided technology solutions to financial institutions. Responsibilities included software licensing, software development, technology, intellectual property, finance, leases, commercial, compliance, advertising, process and managing counsel.
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Counsel
Jul 1999 - Jul 2004
One of the largest public pension funds in the country. Responsibilities included software licensing, intellectual property, securities, fiduciary, investments (venture capital, real estate, project finance and emerging markets), business, services, commercial, leases, policies and procedures, business process improvement, coaching, mentoring, monitoring and employee benefit plans.
Enron Corp.
Attorney
Aug 1992 - Nov 1996
Enron Corp. was a multi-billion dollar international energy, commodities and services company. Responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, corporate, fiduciary, finance, investments, securities, international transactions, derivatives, intellectual property, complex software licensing, services, commercial, leases, mentoring, monitoring, processes and outside counsel management.