Arthur Buerk
Arthur Buerk
Company: Buerk Dale Victor LLC
Position:Managing Director
About
Artie is a founding partner and Managing Director for BDV. He has been providing strategic advice and capital to growth companies for over 30 years. Artie currently serves as a board member for BDV portfolio companies Ivey Imaging and Passage Events. He is also currently serving on the board of Davidson Trust Company.
Prior to BDV, Artie served as President of Northwestern Trust, a Northwest leader in personal trust, from 1993-1995 and served as co-chairman from 1995-2001. Northwestern Trust was sold to the Bank of Montreal for a 4X return to investors. Artie was President and board member for Shurgard Storage Centers from 1977-1992. Under his direction, Shurgard grew from a small regional mini-storage developer to a national player in the industry. During his tenure at Shurgard, Artie managed $100 million in institutional commitments and assisted in taking the company public in 1994. Shurgard currently owns and manages more than 500 storage operations worldwide. Artie was also founder and director of Intermation, a records storage management service that was sold to Iron Mountain in 1998 for $24 million. From 1968 to 1977, he served as Director of Development at the University of Washington, increasing annual giving more than 3,000 percent during his tenure.
Artie’s current civic involvement includes serving as chairman of the University of Washington Business School advisory board and as an advisory board member for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He also serves as the Harvard Business School’s lifetime class secretary for his graduating class. Artie is currently a member of the Downtown Seattle Rotary Club and is a past trustee of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Seattle Public School Foundation Fund for Excellence. Artie is also a past board chair and president of the UW Alumni Association, past chair of the UW Development Fund, and past president of the Harvard Business School Club of Puget Sound.
Education
Artie has a BA in finance and banking from the University of Washington and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
