donald l. sturm
Originally from New York, Donald L. Sturm and his family currently own ANB Bank with branches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Kansas, as well as numerous real estate assets in Colorado.
Mr. Sturm worked for the Internal Revenue Service as a trial attorney for four years before joining Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc. as tax counsel in 1963. In 1970, he was elected vice president and shortly thereafter was appointed to the position of chief financial officer. In 1975, Mr. Sturm was elected to the board of directors of Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. He directed notable acquisitions including Mapco, Inc. and The Continental Group, and in 1986, Mr. Sturm was named vice chairman of Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. Mr. Sturm left Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc., in December 1991 to pursue his own financial interests.
Mr. Sturm also was a member of the group that bought Continental Airlines out of bankruptcy in April 1993. The airline was restructured and is now part of United Airlines. He served on the airline’s Board of Directors from April 1993 to September 2003.
Don and his wife Susan, primarily through the Sturm Family Foundation, have participated in philanthropic activities by providing funds and oversight for charter schools to benefit economically disadvantaged children. The foundation also provides support for affordable housing, the University of Denver, Mayo Clinic, National Jewish Health and numerous other charities. Don is a former trustee of the University of Denver, now recognized as an Honorary Life Trustee, and two facilities on the campus bear the family name. Don is also on an Advisory Committee of Johns Hopkins Hospital Brady Institute.
Mr. Sturm worked for the Internal Revenue Service as a trial attorney for four years before joining Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc. as tax counsel in 1963. In 1970, he was elected vice president and shortly thereafter was appointed to the position of chief financial officer. In 1975, Mr. Sturm was elected to the board of directors of Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. He directed notable acquisitions including Mapco, Inc. and The Continental Group, and in 1986, Mr. Sturm was named vice chairman of Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. Mr. Sturm left Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc., in December 1991 to pursue his own financial interests.
Mr. Sturm also was a member of the group that bought Continental Airlines out of bankruptcy in April 1993. The airline was restructured and is now part of United Airlines. He served on the airline’s Board of Directors from April 1993 to September 2003.
Don and his wife Susan, primarily through the Sturm Family Foundation, have participated in philanthropic activities by providing funds and oversight for charter schools to benefit economically disadvantaged children. The foundation also provides support for affordable housing, the University of Denver, Mayo Clinic, National Jewish Health and numerous other charities. Don is a former trustee of the University of Denver, now recognized as an Honorary Life Trustee, and two facilities on the campus bear the family name. Don is also on an Advisory Committee of Johns Hopkins Hospital Brady Institute.
