author
Edward Stack
Best known for building DICK'S Sporting Goods from a small family business into a national retail giant, he writes about leadership, values, and the moments when business decisions become personal. His story mixes entrepreneurship with a willingness to take a public stand when it matters.
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The Mikirs
by Edward Stack
About the author
Born in Binghamton, New York, he is the son of Richard "Dick" Stack, who founded DICK'S Sporting Goods in 1948. He studied accounting at St. John Fisher College and originally planned to become a lawyer before joining the family business.
After he and his siblings bought the company from their father in the early 1980s, he became chairman and CEO in 1984. Under his leadership, the business grew from two upstate New York stores into a Fortune 500 sporting goods company, and he later moved into the role of executive chairman while Lauren Hobart became CEO in 2021.
As an author, he is known for It's How We Play the Game: Build a Business. Take a Stand. Make a Difference. His public profile is also tied to youth sports philanthropy and to his advocacy for stronger gun laws after DICK'S changed its firearm sales policies following the Parkland school shooting.