# Eric Montague

> Eric C. Montague founded Executech in 1999 and built it from a one-person IT business into a regional managed services provider before handing the CEO role to DJ Dorff in 2018. He is now listed as Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner at Tech Legion. His public biography also includes history degrees, three books, falconry, teaching and nonprofit board service.

- **Role:** Chief Strategy Officer & Managing Partner at Tech Legion
- **Organizations:** Executech, Tech Legion, Beddy’s, GPS Capital Markets, SVS, Mule Deer Foundation, Early Light Academy
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in history, Master’s degree in history, Utah State University
- **Known for:** Built Executech from one employee to more than 100 by the January 2018 investment announcement., Executech reported $13.5 million revenue for 2016., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 regional finalist.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Founded Executech without outside funding.
- **2003** — Hired the first outside employee at Executech.
- **2017** — EY Entrepreneur Of The Year regional finalist; Executech reported 83 employees.
- **2018-01** — Evergreen Services Group announced its investment in Executech.
- **2018-10** — DJ Dorff became Executech CEO, succeeding Montague.
- **2021-09** — Presented in Utah Valley University’s entrepreneurship lecture series.
- **2026** — Tech Legion’s public team page lists him as Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner (research snapshot, not appointment date).

## Achievements

- Built Executech from one employee to more than 100 by the January 2018 investment announcement.
- Executech reported $13.5 million revenue for 2016.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 regional finalist.
- Utah Business 40 Under 40, 2011 (public LinkedIn listing).
- Utah Technology Council Leading Innovator, 2019 (public LinkedIn listing).
- Authored three books, according to Tech Legion’s biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: Tech Legion lists Montague as Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner; its biography describes him as a historian, author of three books and falconer.
- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: SVS lists him as board secretary and identifies him as Chief Information Security Officer at GPS Capital Markets.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-montague

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Last updated: 2026-10-11