![Doug Burgum, Chairman, president and CEO of Great Plains Software, at a technology panel at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on technology on March 3, 1998 in Washington, D.C.](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/05/14/USAT/73684366007-usatsi-18685470.jpg?width=660&height=652&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Doug Burgum, Chairman, president and CEO of Great Plains Software, at a technology panel at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on technology on March 3, 1998 in Washington, D.C.
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![Technology panel at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on technology on March 3, 1998 in Washington, D.C. From left, Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, Scott McNealy, President and CEO of Sun Microsystems, Jim Barksdale, President and CEO of Netscape, Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell, Doug Burgum, Chairman, president and CEO of Great Plains Software, and Stewart Alsop, venture partner of New Enterprises Associates.](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/05/14/USAT/73684364007-usatsi-18685461.jpg?width=660&height=527&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Technology panel at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on technology on March 3, 1998 in Washington, D.C. From left, Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, Scott McNealy, President and CEO of Sun Microsystems, Jim Barksdale, President and CEO of Netscape, Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell, Doug Burgum, Chairman, president and CEO of Great Plains Software, and Stewart Alsop, venture partner of New Enterprises Associates.
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![(L-R) North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, U.S. President Donald Trump and Colorado Governor Jared Polis meet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday May 13, 2020 in Washington, DC.](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/05/14/USAT/73684362007-1212949678.jpg?width=660&height=325&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
(L-R) North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, U.S. President Donald Trump and Colorado Governor Jared Polis meet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday May 13, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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![Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum with his wife Kathryn Burgum arrive for a campaign stop at the Rueter's equipment dealership where he held a town hall meeting with employees on June 9, 2023 in Elkhart, Iowa. Burgum is making his first campaign swing through Iowa since announcing his candidacy earlier this week.](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/05/14/USAT/73684368007-1497225016.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum with his wife Kathryn Burgum arrive for a campaign stop at the Rueter’s equipment dealership where he held a town hall meeting with employees on June 9, 2023 in Elkhart, Iowa. Burgum is making his first campaign swing through Iowa since announcing his candidacy earlier this week.
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![North Dakota Governor and Republican presidential candidate Doug Burgum and first lady Kathryn Burgum take their turn flipping chops and burgers at the Iowa Pork Producers Tent at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls including, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.S. President Donald Trump, are scheduled to visit the fair, a tradition in one of the first states to hold caucuses in 2024.](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/05/14/USAT/73684367007-1605704625.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
North Dakota Governor and Republican presidential candidate Doug Burgum and first lady Kathryn Burgum take their turn flipping chops and burgers at the Iowa Pork Producers Tent at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2023 in Des…