Jonathan C. Coon is an American businessman who is the CEO and co-founder of

1-800 Contacts 1-800 Contacts Inc. is an American contact lens retailer based in Draper, Utah. The brands that 1-800 Contacts sells include Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Alcon, Bausch & Lomb and CooperVision. The company was founded as the industry's first w ...

. He received his B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations in 1994 from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

. While a student there, Coon created a small business selling contact lenses to other students. In 1995, his business model helped him win the 1995 Business Plan Competition hosted by BYU's

Marriott School of Management The Marriott School of Business is the business school of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and located in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 189 ...

, which awarded him capital to help grow his business (originally named 1-800-LENS-NOW) into 1-800 Contacts. Coon is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Coon was the recipient of the 2000 Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year Award and served on the

Utah Valley State College Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah, United States. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July ...

Board of Trustees. He is also a founding member of the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship.

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1-800 Contacts

BYU Business Plan Competition

BYU Center for Entrepreneurship
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coon, Jonathan C 1970 births 21st-century American businesspeople Latter Day Saints from Utah Brigham Young University alumni People from Draper, Utah Living people Utah Valley University people