Governor Candidate

Jonathan Johnson is a leader, a problem solver, a decision maker, a business builder, a BYU law graduate, chairman of the board ofOverstock.com, and most importantly, husband of Courtney Johnson and a father of five sons.

In 2002, Jonathan joined Overstock.com to head its legal department. Within three months he was the fifth member of the company’s executive team. Since then, he’s held various roles, including president for five years and acting CEO. In 2014, he became the chairman of the board. His leadership has significantly contributed to Overstock.com’s remarkable growth from a start-up to an international business with over $1.5 billion in annual sales.

Overstock.com successfully runs on very slim gross margins (only ~18%) selling quality products and effectively keeping costs low by following the motto “We Save Paperclips.”