Jeff Gum

Jeff Gum

Jeff Gum served for ten years as a U.S. Navy SEAL with two deployments to the Middle East. As a Lead Petty Officer, he served as a SEAL Combatives instructor where he helped develop the Combatives Instructor Course. He then founded Sunga Life, a swimwear and athleisure brand all about freedom. He brought the business through the entrepreneurship pipeline at UCLA Anderson where he completed his MBA. He uses Sunga Life to help veteran-focused foundations he is passionate about. He takes part in several epic charity challenges and veterans' foundations including Hudson SEAL Swim, serves as a board member for Adaptive Training Foundation, and is a scientific master diver for Force Blue Team, where former special operators work alongside scientists to save coral reefs, sea turtles and oversee ocean conservation.