Education
He attended Pomona College and then transferred to Brigham Young University (Brigham Young University). In 1970 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business.
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Gaylord Swim
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Swim was a native of Carmel, California. He then served a mission for the church in the Germany Central Mission (later called the Germany Düsseldorf Mission). After his return from his mission he earned an Master of Arts in political science from Brigham Young University. Early on Swim worked for Dominick & Dominick.
He and his mother Kay Swim were involved with the publication of Stephen R. Covey"s best-selling book The Seven Habits of Effective People.
Covey noted his thanks for their contribution in the Acknowledgements section of the book In the late 80"s, Swim established a wealth management company Pillar Capital Advisors.
He was active in the community, and served as the chairman of a committee which studied a proposed division of Alpine School District in northern Utah County. Swim and the majority of the committee ultimately recommended against dividing the school district, citing concerns about the impact on school budgets and property tax rates.
Philanthropy
Swim was active in philanthropic efforts.
He also served on the boards of several other non-profit organizations, including the State Policy Network, American Heritage School (Utah), Deseret International Foundation, Enterprise Mentors International, and the Council for National Policy. Personal life
They had five children. He died of brain cancer at the age of 56.
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He was a long-time member of the Philanthropy Roundtable.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints