BURRELL JONATHAN

About BURRELL JONATHAN

Jonathan Burrell is a director of Garmin Ltd. and also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Burrell Family Office. His background combines deep engineering expertise, long-standing familiarity with Garmin’s business, and active investing across financial, technology, and clean energy-related businesses. At Garmin, Burrell served as an engineering manager from 1990 to 2005. He was the company’s 13th employee and the first mechanical engineer hired, making him part of Garmin’s earliest and most formative leadership cohort. During his Garmin tenure, he led the mechanical engineering department and had mechanical design responsibility for a wide range of products, including marine devices, outdoor and fitness products, and aviation handheld units. Before joining Garmin, he worked from 1986 to 1990 as a propulsion controls engineer at Bendix Engine Controls in South Bend, Indiana. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Wichita State University. Public filings and company materials position Burrell as a director with meaningful product-development depth and institutional knowledge of Garmin’s operations. His most notable contribution appears to be his long service in Garmin’s engineering organization, where he helped shape the mechanical design foundation behind several product categories and contributed to the company’s early technical growth. Available disclosures also indicate that he is an inventor and holds a number of U.S. patents, reinforcing his profile as a technically oriented board member with practical operating experience. Overall, Burrell’s career path reflects a transition from hands-on engineering leadership into governance and family-office stewardship, with continued relevance to Garmin’s corporate oversight and strategic continuity.