Reed Dickens
Reed Dickens is an American businessman and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. Dickens is currently the chairman of LA Golf Partners, a holding company focused on acquiring technology, media, and consumer product companies in golf. Dickens is a former White House Assistant Press Secretary under George W. Bush, and the co-founder and former CEO of Marucci Sports.
Early life and education
[edit]Dickens was born to Sam and Jenny Dickens on December 30, 1977 in Monroe, Louisiana. Dickens attended Louisiana Tech University and graduated from LSU Shreveport in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. In 2001, Dickens was appointed as Assistant White House Press Secretary to Ari Fleischer under President George W. Bush. From 2001 to 2004, Dickens also was a national spokesperson for the reelection campaign.[1]
Career
[edit]After leaving Washington, Dickens founded Outside Eyes, a crisis management and public affairs firm in 2005.[2] Dickens was the CEO until he sold most of the business to his partner, and launched Marucci Sports with his co-founders in 2009.[3] He was CEO from 2009 to 2012.[4] Marucci Sports announced in March 2020 that it had struck a deal with Compass Diversified to purchase the company for $200 million.[5]
In 2012, Dickens founded Dickens Capital Group.[6]
In 2014, Dickens co-founded EQtainment with his wife Sofia Dickens.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bush Campaign Organization". p2004.org. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ McDonell, Terry. "Spinning Alex Rodriguez". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Heavy metal - Baton Rouge Business Report". Baton Rouge Business Report. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Big Swing". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ Gottfried, Miriam (9 March 2020). "Baseball-Bat Maker Marucci to be Sold for $200 Million to Compass Diversified". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Wire, Business (2013-09-30). "BlackRock And White House Veterans Join Prospect Global Board Of Directors". TheStreet. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Education startup EQtainment raises $5 million to nurture your child's emotional and social intelligence". VentureBeat. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2018-03-17.