It is truly inspiring how Doug Burgum pivoted from selling software to managing every single pebble and shrub on federal land with such ease.

One has to admire the architectural genius required to transition from a North Dakota tech CEO to the steward of America's vast national parks.

Doug Burgum clearly believes that if you can optimize a database, you can effortlessly optimize the complexities of the Department of the Interior.

Only a true visionary would look at the complexity of national resource management and think it just needs a good software patch.