60 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Millennium Magazine Featured Listee JASON BURNETT OWNER Galvan's Market San Leandro, CA Jason Burnett is an executive and entrepreneur who has been the owner of Galvan’s Market, a San Leandro landmark specializing in high-quality meats and seafood, since 2022. The store, founded in 1960, has been a pillar of the area business community for decades and is known for its specialty butcher products and services. Mr. Burnett began working at Galvan’s Market in 1997 at the age of 15 as a stocker and cleaner and began the process of learning how the family-owned business operated. He remained at the store throughout high school and college, departing in 2005 to explore other professional avenues. After leaving Galvan’s Market, Mr. Burnett joined Target as an asset protection executive team leader. During this time, he continued his education with a focus on law enforcement and loss prevention, earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration at California State University, East Bay in 2010. He remained with Target, earning a promotion to executive of operations in 2012, and rose to become a store director in 2014. Mr. Burnett continued his rise through the corporate ladder at Target and became a senior executive of merchandising and operations in 2015. Building on the retail management and logistics experience he developed at Target, Mr. Burnett accepted a position with Cintas Corporation in 2016 as a district service manager and transitioned into a district account manager position the following year. Mr. Burnett continued to work with Cintas until 2021, when he was named clinical director at DaVita Inc. Despite his distinction in corporate operations and the flexibility that allowed him to excel across diverse industries, he found himself unfulfilled by his work, and by 2022, was seeking a new career path. While speaking with his uncle, a former owner of Galvan’s Market, about his career impasse and his uncle’s retirement plans, Mr. Burnett was given the opportunity to purchase the store. Continuing Galvan’s Market’s legacy as a local, family-owned company, Mr. Burnett took ownership and became a managing partner in the John Howard Company in 2022. As owner, he oversees all operations, including hiring and retention, financial functions and strategic
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