[2] At the time Pearson owned an IT services company[3] that could use the work being done by Halmstad at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to streamline information technology administration.
[4] Pearson ran Jamf with Halmstad until 2016, taking $30 Million in Venture capital financing from Summit Partners.
[5] Pearson and Halmstad recruited and hired Dean Hager as the CEO prior to leaving the organization.
[7] Prior to selling Jamf, the organization generated over $52 million in annual revenue, served more than 5,500 customers,[8] had nearly 500 employees,[9] and had just opened its eighth global office.
[13] He also runs the Minnesota investment firm Bootstrappers and served on the Board of Directors at software companies like When I Work and Kipsu.