Jimmy Graham was born November 24, 1986 and raised in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

College

Graham played four years of college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes and graduated in May 2009 with a double major in marketing and management. He stayed an extra year to take graduate classes while playing a season of college football at the tight end position.

National Football League

After only 1 season of college football, Graham was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2011, his first year a starter, Graham was selected to appear in his first Pro Bowl broke Kellen Winslow’s NFL record of receiving yards in a season by a tight end. In 2014 Graham led the entire NFL with 16 receiving touchdowns. In March 2015, Jimmy was traded to the Seattle Seahawks where he set the franchise record for the most receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns at the tight end position in only three seasons. Graham played the 2018 and 2019 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Mach 1 Properties, LLC - Principal

Mach 1 Properties is a private money lender and real estate development company that specializes in lending in South Florida and the Bahamas. In addition, Mach 1 owns and develops single family homes operating as short-term rentals off of 30a in Destin, Florida.

Flintlock Capital VC Fund – Venture Capital Partner

$100 million fund that invests in early stage 1) new technologies addressing old industries and 2) frontier tech transforming life through AI, robotics, cyber and space.