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Edward W. Stack Bio
Edward Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, attended St. John Fisher College, and lives in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. When he was young he worked in his father's tackle shop, which would one day become Dick's. He played baseball in high school and has been the chairman if the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 

PERSONAL

• Edward Stack is 64 years old. He has been the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods since 2008.
• He enjoys hunting and strongly supports the Second Amendment.
• He attended college at St. John Fisher College and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
• Mr. Stack currently lives in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
• It is rumored that he is divorced, but this could not be verified.
• When he was young, he worked at his father's bait and tackle shop. This shop is now known as Store #1.
• He has given many speeches at corporate and social events. He has been a speaker at the W.L. Mellon Speaker Series.
• He played baseball in high school.
• Stack is a philanthropic donor, primarily for arts and cultural causes. He has donated at least $7,500 to the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
• Stack is president of Oakmont Country Club, one of the most famous golf courses in the world./
• He has a book coming out very soon entitled “It’s How We Play The Game,” in which he talks about building a billion-dollar business, taking a stand against guns and making a difference in society. 

PROFESSIONAL

• Stack took over in 1984, when his father retired, and took the company public in 2002. He is the largest shareholder with an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion.
• Stack received $9,033,405 in total compensation in 2018.
• "His numerous recognitions include the Force for Good honor from the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose in 2019; being named a Groundbreaker at the New York Times 2018 DealBook Conference; “Sports Executive Visionary of the Year,” Ernst & Young; “History Makers Award for Business & Industry,” Heinz History Center; induction into National Sporting Goods Association Hall of Fame."
• Stack is part of the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business W. L Mellon lecture series. 

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

• Stack has been a board member of Dick's Sporting Goods since 2008.
• He is also a board member of the Clark Foundation.
• He is the former chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Stack is a present board member of SCO Family of Services, The Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, and the National Retail Federation. 

COMPANY INFORMATION

• Dick's Sporting Goods was started by Stack's father as a fish and tackle shop in 1948.
• Stack's father was working in an Army surplus store and the owner asked him to come up with a list of items for a fishing tackle business.
• When he gave the owner the list he told him he had no idea what he was doing. Dick, his father, was so upset he went to his grandmother to talk about it. She proceeded to give him her life savings of $300. This was the start of the company.
•  Stack took the two stores his father had and grew it into what it is today. They also own Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores.
• There are currently 750 locations, and the company had $8.5 billion in revenue in 2018. 

SOCIAL ISSUES

• Stack led Dick's Sporting Goods' stance on pulling high-capacity gun magazines from their stores, and not selling to anyone under the age of 21. This decision put him under fire from the NRA and gun supporters.
• He continues to be active in the conversation, recently adding his support to new gun legislation to restrict sales with the HR8 background check bill. This stance led him to receive the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy’s “Force for Good Award,”.
• He does not regret this stance, he is quoted saying, "If we had a mulligan, we’d do it all over again," It has not hurt the company too badly, their stock shares are up 20 percent this year.
• The company estimates the policy cost them about $150 million in lost sales. Stack said, "It was worth it. The system does not work. It's important that when you know there's something that's not working, and it's to the detriment of the public, you have to stand up." 

INTEREST IN YOUTH & WOMEN'S SPORTS

• Dick's Sporting Goods has started and invested in Sports Matter, a business created to fund youth sports teams. This program funds struggling and financially challenged youth sports programs. $105 million in grants and scholarships have been awarded through the program.
• Stack became involved when he saw a study that estimated that around 25% of public schools would have ended their sports programs due to funding.
• The idea for this program could be traced back to his father, Richard. When he was little the town's Little League program was not affordable for every family. Richard gathered local businessmen to fund the program and allow 180 extra kids to experience the sport.
• Stack is a firm believer that income inequality is a real problem in our country. He believes that one thing he can do is keep kids in sports, and therefore, keep them in school.
• The store operates Dick's Team Sports HQ, an all in one sports digital platform for youth sports.
• Dick's Sporting Goods has teamed up with sports figures to help provide youth with more access to sports. They have created the Sports Matter Advisory Board. It consists of "sports figures including Arizona Cardinals football player Larry Fitzgerald, Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden, volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings, former NBA player Jalen Rose, golfer Annika Sorenstam and skier Lindsey Vonn." US Women's National Soccer Team Player Alex Morgan was part of the panel.
• Dick's will match up to $1 million in donations made by customers from July 14 through September 13.
• Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation partnered with Carrie Underwood in 2014. She donated $500,000 to the program for grants to girls' youth sports teams.
• The foundation has a goal of helping to give one million kids the chance to play sports by 2024. They have currently helped over 900,000.
• An overview of their accomplishments for the last five years may be viewed here.
• They have also partnered with the Women's Sports Foundation to conduct research on youth entry, participation and retention in sports.

Ed Plummer Biography

• Ed Plummer was recently promoted to CMO of Dick's Sporting Goods. He previously worked at American Express. Mr. Plummer is very involved with promoting youth sports, and is on the Board of Directors of the Dick's Foundation. 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

•  Ed Plummer has worked for Dick's Sporting Goods for nine years. He is currently the CMO. Before working at Dick's, he was with American Express for 12 years.
• Mr. Plummer earned his MBA in Business along with his BS in Psychology (emphasis on Perfomance Psychology), from the University of Utah.
• While in college he worked as a sport psychology intern with the US Luge Association, and with a junior development speed skating team. 

PROFESSIONAL

• In his new role as CMO he is responsible for the overall marketing strategy, brand building, and digital transformation.
• Before he was the CMO, he served at the VP of Customer Relationship Management.
• He has been the spokesperson and on the board of Directors of The Dick's Foundation. This foundation is another branch that supports community sports teams for youth. He is quoted saying, “This campaign provides a powerful reminder that a big issue remains, and we are partnering with the communities we serve to help provide much-needed funding and solutions.”
• Plummer provides leadership for Dick's Team Sports HW (THSQ) organization.
• When speaking of Dick's Team Sports HQ, he stated they were in it to enable youth sports to grow and assist their core business, therefore they do not charge groups to use the program/app.
• Mr. Plummer recently announced a three-year technology partnership between Game Changer, a digital score keeping app for baseball and softball teams, and the National Federation of State High School Associations. The partnership is to reduce injuries to young pitchers. They plant to build awareness of a pitch count technology.
• He also announced a partnership with Pop Warner (youth football, cheer, and dance). Pop Warner will use their technology to register and run programs on a local, regional, and national level.