User:David Spargo/sandbox

David Andrew Spargo (born September 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur who is the founder and Managing Director of the American Agricultural company High Pro Grow Inc. In January 2020 Mr. Spargo sold a 10% position in High Pro Grow for $600 million, bringing the value of High Pro Grow to $6 billion and his personal net worth to $3.6 billion.

David was born in Mesa, Arizona, where he excelled in athletics from a young age which lead him to go out for college sports where he eventually received an athletic scholarship to Arizona State University. While at Arizona State David majored in Justice Studies for his Bachelors Degree. While in grad school David had an externship for the  Phoenix Auditors Office where he worked with the Phoenix Police Department, earning a letter of accommodations from the Chief of Police.

David made his very first investment buying a small piece of land for $3,000 then turning profit sold the property for $45,000 in 6 months, igniting his interest in investing. Having worked in the public sector for a couple years lead Mr. Spargo to create his own company in 2003. Having early success David grew his assets and holdings over the next several years. In 2006 he created Evergreen Biosciences a green waste recycling company based in Oregon. After selling Evergreen Bioscience in 2009 David, started his own private equity company which he still runs today.

Mr. Spargo continues to focus on his investments and is an avid golfer. His many business ventures have him traveling the world annually