Joel Bomgaars (born February 6, 1980), known professionally as Joel Bomgar, is an American businessman and politician. He is the founder of

Bomgar BeyondTrust (formerly Symark) is an American company that develops, markets, and supports a family of privileged identity management / access management (PIM/PAM), privileged remote access, and vulnerability management products for UNIX, Linux, W ...

Corporation, a technology company. He serves in the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the 58th district.

Early life

Joel Bomgaars was born on February 6, 1980. He graduated from

Belhaven University Belhaven University (Belhaven or BU) is a private evangelical Christian university in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1883, the university offers traditional majors, programs of general studies, and pre-professional programs in Christian Minis ...

. He served in the

Mississippi Air National Guard The Mississippi Air National Guard (MS ANG), commonly known as the Mississippi Air Guard, is the aerial militia of the State of Mississippi, United States of America. It is, along with the Mississippi Army National Guard, an element of the Missis ...

Career

Business

In 2003, Joel Bomgar founded Bomgar Corporation, a company that provides software-based, remote tech-support solutions. Bomgar grew the company to provide services to clients in around 65 countries and has a revenue of around $50 million, as of 2014. Bomgar stepped down from CEO to chairman of the board after an equity firm purchased a majority stake in the company. Bomgar served on the Steering Committee of the Mississippi Economic Council Blueprint Mississippi, the statewide long-range economic development plan. Additionally, he served on the Boards of Trustees of the Madison County Foundation and his alma mater, Belhaven University. As of May 2022, he is the president of Prospera, a company that is developing the libertarian-inspired semi-autonomous city of Próspera on the Honduran island of Roatan.

Politics

Bomgar has served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives since January 2016. He represents the 58th district, which includes parts of

Madison, Mississippi Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The city of Madison, named ...

and Ridgeland, Mississippi. In 2020, Bomgar voted yes on the bill to change the Mississippi State Flag.

Personal life

Bomgar is married to Rachel Roberts. They reside in

. Bomgar is of

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

faith.

References

Living people 1980 births People from Sioux Center, Iowa People from Madison, Mississippi Belhaven University alumni American technology company founders Businesspeople from Mississippi Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians {{mississippi-politician-stub