▁service ▁to ▁AS U , ▁Graham ▁was ▁awarded ▁" Dist ingu ished ▁Al umn us " ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Global ▁Management ▁and ▁Le ad ership . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Th under bird ▁School ▁of ▁Global ▁Management ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Masters ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁in ▁Global ▁Management . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Graham ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Mark eting ▁for ▁Gold ▁and ▁Associ ates . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Business ▁Development ▁for ▁C UE ▁Fin an cial ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁increased ▁the ▁company ' s ▁national ▁market ▁share . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Private ▁We alth ▁Ad visor ▁for ▁M err ill ▁Lyn ch . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁left ▁M err ill ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁founded ▁R G ▁Capital , ▁L LC ▁and ▁i N ation , ▁L LC . ▁i N ation ▁is ▁a ▁Scot ts dale - based ▁data ▁and ▁digital ▁technology ▁company ▁( S aa S ), ▁with ▁a ▁customer ▁relationship ▁management ▁( CR M ) ▁tool ▁designed ▁for ▁business es ▁and ▁profession als ▁world wide , ▁and ▁Graham ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Found er ▁and ▁Chair man ▁until ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁equ ity ▁firm . ▁ ▁Graham ' s ▁accomplish ments ▁in ▁business ▁have ▁been ▁recognized ▁region ally ▁by