Bio

Tanner is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Banner and oversees all of our firm’s investment activities. Throughout his career as a private equity investor, M&A attorney and executive of an acquisitive publicly-traded company, Tanner has helped create value for business owners in a wide variety of industries and size ranges, ranging from $10 million to over $2 billion in enterprise value. He began his career in private equity with HGGC and later advised some of the leading private equity firms in their buyout transactions as an attorney with Kirkland & Ellis LLP. In the realm of public service, Tanner served on the Utah County Board of Commissioners from 2019–2021. He was also appointed to serve on the Governor’s Economic Development Board for the State of Utah. Tanner received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.