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Gary Herbert

Gary Herbert
Current Position
Former Governor of Utah
Executive Chairman
Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce
Orem, Utah
Board Term
October 2021 - September 2025
Board Category
Governor – Republican
Representative Board Activities
Member — Reporting and Dissemination Committee
Education
Brigham Young University (attendee)

Gary Herbert served as governor of Utah from 2009 to 2021. Prior to becoming governor, he served as Utah’s lieutenant governor for five years and as a Utah County commissioner for 14 years. Gov. Herbert also served as the national president of the Council of State Governments and chair of the National Governors Association and the Western Governors Association.

Before holding public office, Gov. Herbert attended Brigham Young University, served six years in the Utah National Guard, and started a successful real estate brokerage and development company, Herbert and Associates Inc.

Gov. Herbert is the executive chairman of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce in Provo, Utah. He has served as the national president of the Council of State Governments, chair of the National Governors Association and the Western Governors Association, and president of the Utah Association of Counties.