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James R. "Jim" Engebretsen is the assistant dean for Corporate Relations at the Marriott School of Management at [[Brigham Young University]].  Brother Engebretsen was also the main founder of the [[More Good Foundation]].
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Brother Engebretsen's motivation for founding the foundation came from Engebretsen's experiences while serving as president of the Oklahoma Oklahoma City mission from 1998-2001. During this time he had several missionaries who had investigators turn against the church because of false things they had read about the church on the internet. He realized there was a need for more positive and good information about the Church on the internet.
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'''James R. "Jim" Engebretsen''' is Executive Chairman of Dynactive Software and a retired finance professor and Assistant Dean for Corporate Relations at the Marriott School of Management at [[Brigham Young University]]. Jim is an advisor to Soltis Investment Advisors, Knod University, and Zylun Global. Engebretsen was also the main founder of the [[More Good Foundation]].
  
Prior to serving as a mission president Brother Engebretsen was president of [[Waterloo Capital Management]]. At that point he was living in the Pennsylvania suburbs of Philadelphia.
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Engebretsen's motivation for founding the foundation came from his experiences while serving as president of the Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mission of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from 1998 to 2001. During this time he encountered several missionaries who had investigators turn against the Church because of falsehoods they had read about the Church on the internet. He realized there was a need for more positive and accurate information about the Church on the internet.
  
Engebretsen was born in [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]] in 1955. He served as a missionary in the California Sacramento Mission and has bachelors and masters degrees in finace from BYU.  Engebretsen is married to the former Tamera Jones and they are the parents of six children.
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Prior to serving as a mission president, Engebretsen was president of Waterloo Capital Management. He began his career in investment banking and investment management at Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs in NYC and Philadelphia. He has served on the boards or advisory boards of Farmer Mac, a GSE in Washington DC, Soltis Advisors, Divvypay, Canary Speech, Emmersion Learning and XIO Group, a PE fund in London.  
  
Among other callings in the church Engebretsen has served as a bishop and a member of a stake high council.
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Engebretsen was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1955. He served as a missionary in the California Sacramento Mission and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in finance from BYU. He is married to the former Tamera Jones, and they are the parents of six children.
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Among other callings in the Church Engebretsen has served as a [[bishop]] and a member of a [[stake]] high council.
 
==Sources==
 
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*[http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/67613 BYU newsnet article]
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*[https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/1998-03-07/new-and-returning-mission-presidents-1998-128177]
*[http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/31383/New-mission-presidents.html LDS ''Church News'' article, March 14, 1998]
 
 
*[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,660193375,00.html ''Deseret News'' article, Feb. 7, 2007]
 
*[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,660193375,00.html ''Deseret News'' article, Feb. 7, 2007]
 
*[http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17406/polygamy-4 article on Engebretsen and his polygamy information page]
 
*[http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17406/polygamy-4 article on Engebretsen and his polygamy information page]
*[http://www.mormonapologetics.org/index.php?showtopic=21628&mode=threaded posting by Daniel Peterson about his non-connection, and Engebretsen's connection, to the More Good Foundation]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 29 July 2023

Mormon James R. "Jim" Engebretsen

James R. "Jim" Engebretsen is Executive Chairman of Dynactive Software and a retired finance professor and Assistant Dean for Corporate Relations at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. Jim is an advisor to Soltis Investment Advisors, Knod University, and Zylun Global. Engebretsen was also the main founder of the More Good Foundation.

Engebretsen's motivation for founding the foundation came from his experiences while serving as president of the Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1998 to 2001. During this time he encountered several missionaries who had investigators turn against the Church because of falsehoods they had read about the Church on the internet. He realized there was a need for more positive and accurate information about the Church on the internet.

Prior to serving as a mission president, Engebretsen was president of Waterloo Capital Management. He began his career in investment banking and investment management at Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs in NYC and Philadelphia. He has served on the boards or advisory boards of Farmer Mac, a GSE in Washington DC, Soltis Advisors, Divvypay, Canary Speech, Emmersion Learning and XIO Group, a PE fund in London.

Engebretsen was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1955. He served as a missionary in the California Sacramento Mission and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in finance from BYU. He is married to the former Tamera Jones, and they are the parents of six children.

Among other callings in the Church Engebretsen has served as a bishop and a member of a stake high council.

Sources