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Randy Pullen Biography
Randy Pullen
A business innovator, Randy is the founder and president of Wage
Watch, Inc. Since 1999, Wage Watch has been a premier Internet based
compensation and benefit survey firm serving Fortune 1000 companies. Wage Watch
has over 5,000 subscribing companies representing over 1.5 million employees
nationwide.
Former Arizona Republican Party Chairman and RNC Treasurer
Elected in January 2007, Randall
“Randy” Pullen is serving his second term as chairman of the Arizona Republican
Party. A CPA and businessman by trade, Randy brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience in both the business and political communities to the job as
chairman.
Prior to becoming chairman, Randy served
as the National Committeeman from Arizona on the Republican National Committee
from 2004 to 2007. He was a candidate for Mayor of the city of Phoenix in both
1999 and 2003, campaigning on a platform of fighting crime, reducing city
spending and reforming immigration policies. He co-chaired the Finance
Committee for the Arizona Republican Party in 2000, and was also an alternate
delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Randy continues to have a successful
business career that began in 1972 with his founding of Charleston Marina and
Shipbuilding with his father and brother. In less than five years, the Pullen
family grew Charleston Marina and Shipbuilding into the largest sport fishing
company in southern Oregon. In 1988 Pullen went on to become a partner in the
accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche. There, Randy became the firm’s expert
on real estate and related banking issues throughout the late 1980’s and early
1990’s.
In 1992, Randy became President of
ILX, Inc., a publicly traded resort management company headquartered in
Phoenix. Within two-years, under Randy’s leadership, ILX increased its revenue
from $5 million to over $20 million in sales. Randy then went on to found
Pullen & Company, a successful accounting and consulting practice specializing
in complex financial issues for both litigation and bankruptcy cases.
A staunch supporter of immigration
reform, Randy successfully chaired the “Yes on Proposition 200, Protect Arizona
Now” campaign. This landmark 2004 ballot initiative requires proof of
citizenship before any individual can register to vote or apply for public
benefits in the state of Arizona. In 2006, Randy was a spokesperson for the
successful Proposition 300 ballot measure. This measure requires non-citizens
to pay out-of-state tuition rates for post-secondary education. He has also
been involved in efforts to re-empower local and state law enforcement to
enforce federal immigration laws.
A true believer in giving back to the
community, Randy has served on numerous non-profit boards and foundations. From
2000 to 2003, Randy served as a director and as president of the Rosie’s House
Music Academy. During his tenure as president, Randy helped develop and
implement a very successful after school music enrichment program for over 250
children, many of whom were from low income families. In 2001, he was a
co-founder of the annual Student Entrepreneur Competition with the Arizona
State University College of Engineering. He has been a member of the Phoenix
Community Alliance, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Arizona Technology Council,
and the Social Venture Partners, a private sector investment group that invests
in startup not-for-profit charities.
A graduate of
Arizona State University with a Masters of Business Administration, Randy resides
in Phoenix with his wife, Katherine.
