Maury Gallagher is the founder of several non-aviation businesses in the telecommunications and adaptive learning fields.
13 Facts About Maury Gallagher
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Maury Gallagher is the co-owner of the NASCAR Cup Series racing team Legacy Motor Club.
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Maury Gallagher attended UC Davis where he received his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1971.
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Maury Gallagher went on to UC Berkeley where he received his MBA in 1974.
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Maury Gallagher was a founder of WestAir, which operated from 1978 to 1992.
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Maury Gallagher served as Vice President-Finance of the parent company of WestAirCommuter Holdings, Inc from 1979 until 1982.
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Maury Gallagher is the Chairman of Allegiant Travel Company, and its major subsidiary, Allegiant Air.
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Maury Gallagher was the major creditor of the then small, Fresno-based scheduled airline in 2000 when it declared bankruptcy.
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Maury Gallagher gained control of the airline as a result of the bankruptcy and later became CEO and Chairman.
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Maury Gallagher has been involved other entrepreneurial activities, not all of them aviation-related.
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Originally built in order to further extend his son Spencer Maury Gallagher's racing career in the ARCA Menards Series, it has since become one of the major teams in the Truck Series and Chevrolet's current flagship Truck team.
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Maury Gallagher has made two prominent donations to the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
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In 2011, Maury Gallagher gave the commencement address for the UC Davis business school.