Kurt M. Brueckner
Mr. Brueckner is former chairman of the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce and the 2008 recipient of the Chairman’s Award. Mr. Brueckner serves on the Department of Finance Advisory Board at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He is the past-President and former member of the Board of Directors of the Scottsdale Bar Association. Mr. Brueckner received the 2007 Award of Excellence presented by the Scottsdale Bar Association. He is the recipient of the 2008 Frank W. Hodges Alumni Achievement Award presented by Scottsdale Leadership for his significant contributions to the community. Mr. Brueckner currently serves on the Scottsdale Leadership Advisory Board and the McDowell Corridor/South Scottsdale Economics Development Task Force. He has served on the Securities Council and Committee on Rules and Regulations of the Securities Section of the State Bar of Arizona. He has also served as Chairman of various City of Scottsdale boards and commissions. Mr. Brueckner has lectured on various aspects of real estate, securities and corporate law.
Mr. Brueckner graduated magna cum laude in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1977 and was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1980. Mr. Brueckner was the recipient of scholarships from Continental Oil Corporation and the Alan du Bois Foundation. Prior experience includes working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., serving as in-house counsel for a Fortune 100 corporation and working for a national law firm based in San Francisco.
Mr. Brueckner is currently, and/or has in the past been, involved in various civic organizations, including: President and Member of Board of Directors of Scottsdale/Paradise Valley YMCA; Chairman of the Scottsdale City Transportation Commission; Vice-Chairman and Member of City of Scottsdale Redevelopment Board; Board of Directors of Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors of Scottsdale Chamber Foundation; Board of Trustees of Healthwest Regional Medical Center; Board of Directors of Scottsdale Leadership and Graduate of Class II; City of Scottsdale Endowment Advisory Board; Board of Directors of Scottsdale History Makers Committee; Chairman of the Transportation Committee and the State Affairs Committee of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce; Director of Heritage Foundation of Arizona and Legal Counsel to the Foothills Community Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Brueckner was born in Peoria, Illinois. He resides in Scottsdale with his wife Sue and their children, Ryan, Lauren and Austin.



