Shane Peery

Chairman & Board Member

Mr. Peery has been a partner at Cherokee & Walker since 1999.

Mr. Peery is a partner at Cherokee & Walker, a private equity firm in Salt Lake City.  Over the course of his career with Cherokee & Walker, Mr. Peery has been involved in over $5 Billion of private equity, venture capital, private lending, and real estate-related transactions in various asset classes. Mr. Peery has been instrumental in the formation of many companies, including NorthRock Companies, V20 Energy, Olympus Lending, Rockworth Companies, Rimrock Construction, CWi, Cornerstone Concrete, Red Bridge Capital, Inthinc, TopNoggin, Fortius Financial, Cottonwood Residential, Vital Signs Staffing and Wentworth Senior Living Services. He has also managed investments in Campus Book Rentals, Visible Equity, Financial Guard, Symbii Home Health, among others.

Previously, Mr. Peery worked for Ernst & Young in Salt Lake City. Mr. Peery received both a Bachelors and Master’s Degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University.

Blair Jenkins

Board Member

Mr. Jenkins has been a partner at Cherokee & Walker since 1999.

Mr. Jenkins is a partner at Cherokee & Walker, a private equity firm in Salt Lake City.  Over the course of his career with Cherokee & Walker, Mr. Jenkins has been involved in over $5 Billion of private equity, venture capital, private lending, and real estate-related transactions in various asset classes. Mr. Jenkins has been instrumental in the formation of many companies, including NorthRock Companies, V20 Energy, Olympus Lending, Rockworth Companies, Rimrock Construction, CWi, Cornerstone Concrete, Red Bridge Capital, Inthinc, TopNoggin, Fortius Financial, Cottonwood Residential, Vital Signs Staffing and Wentworth Senior Living Services. He has also managed investments in Campus Book Rentals, Visible Equity, Financial Guard, Symbii Home Health, among others.

Previously, Mr. Jenkins worked for a local real estate development company in Salt Lake City. Mr. Jenkins received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Utah and a Masters of Real Estate Development from Columbia University.