Rod Martin
Education
Baylor University School of Law
J.D., -
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
, NAFTA law; North American comparative constitutional/legal systems -
University of Cambridge
, 18th Century Political Economy -
Georgetown University
, Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems -
University of Arkansas
B.A., Political Science -Work Experience
Martin Capital, Inc.
Current
Martin Capital, Inc.
The Martin Foundation
Current
The Martin Foundation
Martin Imaging
Current
Martin Imaging
Navigo
Current
Navigo
10X Capital Management, LLC
Current
10X Capital Management, LLC
Agincourt Ventures, LLC
Current
Agincourt Ventures, LLC
CapLinked
Current
CapLinked
Truett McConnell University
Current
Truett McConnell University
Movieguide®
2018-11-01 - 2023-01-01
Movieguide®
Florida Baptist Convention
2016-11-01 - 2021-11-01
Florida Baptist Convention
Skills
Summary
Rod D. Martin, founder and CEO of Martin Capital and The Martin Organization, is a technology entrepreneur, investor and futurist from Destin, Florida. Fox Business News calls him a “tech guru,” Britain’s Guardian newspaper has labeled him a “philosopher-capitalist,” while Gawker once described him as a “brilliant nonconformist.” He has addressed audiences on four continents, and has written extensively for publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Inc. Magazine, the Daily Caller, and FoxNews.com. An investor, director or officer in numerous technology ventures, Mr. Martin was part of PayPal’s pre-IPO startup team, serving as special counsel to founder and CEO Peter Thiel, and also served as policy director to former Governor Mike Huckabee and as an aide to senior Congressional leader John Paul Hammerschmidt. He is active in a variety of charitable and educational endeavors, including service on the Board of Directors of the Center for Security Policy, on the Board of Advisors at the Liberty University School of Business, as Chairman of The Widows and Orphans Fund, and as co-founder and Steering Council member of the Conservative Baptist Network. He previously served as an officer of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, America's largest Protestant denomination.
