President, EXPLOR Ventures / formerly NIKE Ventures / Direct To Consumer + Sustainable Innovation for Outdoor Pursuits
Boulder, Colorado
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer/Pet Medical Centers: Ecommerce+Pet Insurance+Digital Healthcare @ EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation From 2003 to 2004 (1 year) Portland, OR / PMC Owned + Franchised Development / M&A Roll-Up of VetMD ClinicsCorporate Ventures/Natural & Organic M&A Roadmap + Coffee & Tea + CPG & RTD JV's + Future Stores...
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer/Pet Medical Centers: Ecommerce+Pet Insurance+Digital Healthcare @ EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation From 2003 to 2004 (1 year) Portland, OR / PMC Owned + Franchised Development / M&A Roll-Up of VetMD ClinicsCorporate Ventures/Natural & Organic M&A Roadmap + Coffee & Tea + CPG & RTD JV's + Future Stores @ Starbucks From 2002 to 2006 (4 years) Seattle, WA / Portland, OR / Boulder, CO / Atlanta, GAPresident / Chief Development Officer, 4-Season EXPLOResort Sports Campus / NIKE+TNF+ESPN/XGames JV @ Vail Resorts From 2003 to 2009 (6 years) DevCo JV's:VR/Breck+Northstar/Tahoe+Aspen/Snowmass+WhistlerBlackcomb/WinterParkCMO/Global Brand & Category Innovation/Consumer Brands+Future Stores ($10Bn+ Global Brand Portfolio) @ DuPont From 1985 to 1999 (14 years) Wilmington, DE / NYC, NY / Geneva, Switzerland / Atlanta, GA / Denver, CONIKE Ventures VP, CMO / Coke Venturing & Emerging Brands - Personalized Sports Nutrition Innovation @ Nike From 1999 to 2001 (2 years) Atlanta - COKE+VEB+CCE / Beaverton - NIKEiD+NIKE Sports Research Lab (NSRL)EVP, CMO, Global DTC Strategy / Future Stores + Catalog + E-Commerce / Outdoor & Action Sport M&A @ Spyder Active Sports From 2007 to 2008 (1 year) Boulder, CO-Spyder / Jackson Hole, WY-Cloudveil / Hermosa Beach, CA-Spyder SurfVP, NIKE Ventures / Digital+Direct to Consumer reporting to Phil Knight, Co-founder/CEO/President @ Nike From 2000 to 2001 (1 year) Boulder / Beaverton / Hilversum / Tokyo / Hong Kong / Global M&AGM, CMO / Global Brand & Category Innovation, DuPont Sports Products ($7Bn+ Multi-Brand Portfolio) @ DuPont From 1985 to 1999 (14 years) Wilmington / New York City / Geneva / Tokyo / Hong Kong / Atlanta / DenverPresident / EXPLOR Campus+goEXPLOR = Outdoor Retail, Fitness & Training Campus + Exploration Club @ EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation Boulder, CO 450-acre Prototype + 300 Global Urban+Suburban+Resort Campus SitesPresident / EXPLOR+NIKE Connected Fitness & Training Club Ventures /Physical+Digital+AR+VR+eSports @ EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation From 1999 to 2020 (21 years) Boulder, CO / Portland, OR / Austin, TX / San Francisco-Marin, CAPresident / Corporate VP - EXPLOR+NIKE Direct To Consumer (DTC) + Digital Marketplace Innovation @ EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation From 1999 to 2019 (20 years) EXPLOR Ventures/Boulder, CO + NIKE Ventures/Beaverton, ORSVP, CMO, Co-Founder / DigitalWorld Finance / Digital Divide Web Services + UNDP Micro-Finance @ Apple.com/Worldwide Financial Services LOI: DigitalWorld Finance Start-Up Venture From 2002 to 2003 (1 year) Portland, OR-Intel / Cupertino, CA-Apple / NYC-UNDP / Wilmington, DE-MBNA.comPresident / EXPLOR Campus = World Surf League + S2O Whitewater + IRONMAN U + NIKE Sports Camps @ Kelly Slater Wave Company 1 EXPLOR Boulder Valley Campus, Boulder, CO + 300 Global Sports Campus SitesChief Strategy & Innovation Officer/New Lines in New Channels + Digital DTC + HD Garage Urban Stores @ Harley-Davidson Motor Company From 2011 to 2014 (3 years) Milwaukee, WI / New York City, NY / Boulder-Aspen XGames, COSVP, Chief Strategy Officer / Organic Cafe Innovation / LYFEstyle+SportLYFE Organic Nutrition/AMAZON @ LYFE Kitchen From 2012 to 2013 (1 year) Palo Alto, CA Cafe #1 / Vancouver, BC HQ / Seattle, WA - AMAZON+SBUX VenturesChief Strategy & Marketing Officer / Omni-Channel Development + 4-Season Outdoor Product Innovation @ Icebreaker From 2010 to 2013 (3 years) Portland, OR / Auckland, New Zealand / VFCorp 2018 M&A =Smartwool+The North FacePresident, Co-Founder, EXPLORv / BMW X-Series+MINI-Series Hydrogen Fuel-Cell EV+RV RD&D Partnership @ Designworks, A BMW Group Company From 2006 to 2010 (4 years) Boulder, CO / BMW Designworks - Newbury Park, CA + Munich, GermanyChief Strategy & Innovation Officer / 100% Wind + Solar + Geothermal Powered New Ventures @ Renewable Choice Energy / GE Renewable Energy + SolarCity + SunRun Partnerships From 2009 to 2009 (less than a year) Boulder, COPresident, CMO / Co-Founder / EXPLOR Motorsports Training Club-A Global EcoResort Club Network @ Porsche AG From 2006 to 2009 (3 years) Denver, CO (HQ) / TILKE Design-Munich / Austin / AP / EU / UAE / China / ROWSenior Managing Director / Corporate Development + AMAZON Grocery JV + E-Commerce + Future Stores @ Whole Foods Market / Wild Oats New Ventures From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) Boulder - Wild Oats Ventures / Seattle - AMAZON Grocery-Fresh / Austin - WFM M&AChief Strategy & Innovation Officer / Fitness+Cycling+Triathlon Apparel & Footwear = Pearl iZUMi M&A @ PEARL iZUMi From 2004 to 2004 (less than a year) Pearl iZumi, Boulder, CO / Nautilus Fitness M&A of Pearl iZumi, Vancouver, WAChief Strategy & Marketing Officer / Corporate Development + M&A + New Resort Marketplace Ventures @ EXCLUSIVE RESORTS / Revolution Ventures / flanker brand to INSPIRATO vs. VRBO / HomeAway / Airbnb From 2003 to 2004 (1 year) Denver, CO / Washington, DCChief Strategy & Innovation Officer / Global Brand JV's + M&A / New Fitness Ventures (Contract/M&A) @ Reebok Fitness Ventures / Pre-Adidas Group M&A From 2003 to 2003 (less than a year) Canton, MASVP / Global Business Development: AMAZON CPG/RTD Organic Grocery Partnership + Global Brand JV/M&A @ Performance Kitchen (formerly Luvo Foods) From 2013 to 2014 (1 year) Vancouver, BC HQ + Seattle, WA - AMAZON Organic Grocery + SBUX Food ServicePresident / Chief Innovation & Development Officer - EXPLOR Campus Lodging+Hostel LEED DevCo JV's @ Marriott International From 2003 to 2014 (11 years) Boulder HQ + Breck/Keystone/Vail/Beaver Creek + Aspen/Snowmass + Northstar/TahoeChief Strategy & Innovation Officer / ESPN Enterprises + Disney Parks & Resorts NBI (Brand JV) @ ESPN From 2003 to 2009 (6 years) NYC, NY / Burbank, CA / Orlando, FL / Boulder, CO / Aspen + Austin XGamesPresident / Corporate Development + New Ventures / Direct to Consumer + Sustainable Innovation @ EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation Boulder HQ-Denver/Austin/Portland-Bend/Bethesda/San Francisco-Marin-BerkeleyCEO + Co-Founder + Board Advisor/Top Global Consumer Brands + Emerging DTC Brands + Start-Ups @ EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation From 1999 to June 2020 (21 years) Boulder-Denver / Portland-Bend / Austin / San Francisco-Berkeley-Santa BarbaraPresident / EXPLOR+ERV / EV-Powered RV Innovation for Zero Emission Outdoor Exploration @ BMW Group Boulder / San Francisco / BMW+MINI Ventures + EV Powertrain Innovation Partners
EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer/Pet Medical Centers: Ecommerce+Pet Insurance+Digital Healthcare
2003 to 2004
Portland, OR / PMC Owned + Franchised Development / M&A Roll-Up of VetMD Clinics
Starbucks
Corporate Ventures/Natural & Organic M&A Roadmap + Coffee & Tea + CPG & RTD JV's + Future Stores
2002 to 2006
Seattle, WA / Portland, OR / Boulder, CO / Atlanta, GA
Vail Resorts
President / Chief Development Officer, 4-Season EXPLOResort Sports Campus / NIKE+TNF+ESPN/XGames JV
2003 to 2009
DevCo JV's:VR/Breck+Northstar/Tahoe+Aspen/Snowmass+WhistlerBlackcomb/WinterPark
DuPont
CMO/Global Brand & Category Innovation/Consumer Brands+Future Stores ($10Bn+ Global Brand Portfolio)
1985 to 1999
Wilmington, DE / NYC, NY / Geneva, Switzerland / Atlanta, GA / Denver, CO
Nike
NIKE Ventures VP, CMO / Coke Venturing & Emerging Brands - Personalized Sports Nutrition Innovation
1999 to 2001
Atlanta - COKE+VEB+CCE / Beaverton - NIKEiD+NIKE Sports Research Lab (NSRL)
Spyder Active Sports
EVP, CMO, Global DTC Strategy / Future Stores + Catalog + E-Commerce / Outdoor & Action Sport M&A
2007 to 2008
Boulder, CO-Spyder / Jackson Hole, WY-Cloudveil / Hermosa Beach, CA-Spyder Surf
Nike
VP, NIKE Ventures / Digital+Direct to Consumer reporting to Phil Knight, Co-founder/CEO/President
2000 to 2001
Boulder / Beaverton / Hilversum / Tokyo / Hong Kong / Global M&A
DuPont
GM, CMO / Global Brand & Category Innovation, DuPont Sports Products ($7Bn+ Multi-Brand Portfolio)
1985 to 1999
Wilmington / New York City / Geneva / Tokyo / Hong Kong / Atlanta / Denver
EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation
President / EXPLOR Campus+goEXPLOR = Outdoor Retail, Fitness & Training Campus + Exploration Club
Boulder, CO 450-acre Prototype + 300 Global Urban+Suburban+Resort Campus Sites
EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation
President / EXPLOR+NIKE Connected Fitness & Training Club Ventures /Physical+Digital+AR+VR+eSports
1999 to 2020
Boulder, CO / Portland, OR / Austin, TX / San Francisco-Marin, CA
EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation
President / Corporate VP - EXPLOR+NIKE Direct To Consumer (DTC) + Digital Marketplace Innovation
1999 to 2019
EXPLOR Ventures/Boulder, CO + NIKE Ventures/Beaverton, OR
Apple.com/Worldwide Financial Services LOI: DigitalWorld Finance Start-Up Venture
SVP, CMO, Co-Founder / DigitalWorld Finance / Digital Divide Web Services + UNDP Micro-Finance
2002 to 2003
Portland, OR-Intel / Cupertino, CA-Apple / NYC-UNDP / Wilmington, DE-MBNA.com
Kelly Slater Wave Company
President / EXPLOR Campus = World Surf League + S2O Whitewater + IRONMAN U + NIKE Sports Camps
1 EXPLOR Boulder Valley Campus, Boulder, CO + 300 Global Sports Campus Sites
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer/New Lines in New Channels + Digital DTC + HD Garage Urban Stores
2011 to 2014
Milwaukee, WI / New York City, NY / Boulder-Aspen XGames, CO
LYFE Kitchen
SVP, Chief Strategy Officer / Organic Cafe Innovation / LYFEstyle+SportLYFE Organic Nutrition/AMAZON
2012 to 2013
Palo Alto, CA Cafe #1 / Vancouver, BC HQ / Seattle, WA - AMAZON+SBUX Ventures
Icebreaker
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer / Omni-Channel Development + 4-Season Outdoor Product Innovation
2010 to 2013
Portland, OR / Auckland, New Zealand / VFCorp 2018 M&A =Smartwool+The North Face
Designworks, A BMW Group Company
President, Co-Founder, EXPLORv / BMW X-Series+MINI-Series Hydrogen Fuel-Cell EV+RV RD&D Partnership
2006 to 2010
Boulder, CO / BMW Designworks - Newbury Park, CA + Munich, Germany
Renewable Choice Energy / GE Renewable Energy + SolarCity + SunRun Partnerships
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer / 100% Wind + Solar + Geothermal Powered New Ventures
2009 to 2009
Boulder, CO
Porsche AG
President, CMO / Co-Founder / EXPLOR Motorsports Training Club-A Global EcoResort Club Network
2006 to 2009
Denver, CO (HQ) / TILKE Design-Munich / Austin / AP / EU / UAE / China / ROW
Whole Foods Market / Wild Oats New Ventures
Senior Managing Director / Corporate Development + AMAZON Grocery JV + E-Commerce + Future Stores
2004 to 2006
Boulder - Wild Oats Ventures / Seattle - AMAZON Grocery-Fresh / Austin - WFM M&A
PEARL iZUMi
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer / Fitness+Cycling+Triathlon Apparel & Footwear = Pearl iZUMi M&A
2004 to 2004
Pearl iZumi, Boulder, CO / Nautilus Fitness M&A of Pearl iZumi, Vancouver, WA
EXCLUSIVE RESORTS / Revolution Ventures / flanker brand to INSPIRATO vs. VRBO / HomeAway / Airbnb
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer / Corporate Development + M&A + New Resort Marketplace Ventures
2003 to 2004
Denver, CO / Washington, DC
Reebok Fitness Ventures / Pre-Adidas Group M&A
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer / Global Brand JV's + M&A / New Fitness Ventures (Contract/M&A)
2003 to 2003
Canton, MA
Performance Kitchen (formerly Luvo Foods)
SVP / Global Business Development: AMAZON CPG/RTD Organic Grocery Partnership + Global Brand JV/M&A
2013 to 2014
Vancouver, BC HQ + Seattle, WA - AMAZON Organic Grocery + SBUX Food Service
Marriott International
President / Chief Innovation & Development Officer - EXPLOR Campus Lodging+Hostel LEED DevCo JV's
2003 to 2014
Boulder HQ + Breck/Keystone/Vail/Beaver Creek + Aspen/Snowmass + Northstar/Tahoe
ESPN
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer / ESPN Enterprises + Disney Parks & Resorts NBI (Brand JV)
2003 to 2009
NYC, NY / Burbank, CA / Orlando, FL / Boulder, CO / Aspen + Austin XGames
EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation
President / Corporate Development + New Ventures / Direct to Consumer + Sustainable Innovation
Boulder HQ-Denver/Austin/Portland-Bend/Bethesda/San Francisco-Marin-Berkeley
EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation
CEO + Co-Founder + Board Advisor/Top Global Consumer Brands + Emerging DTC Brands + Start-Ups
1999 to June 2020
Boulder-Denver / Portland-Bend / Austin / San Francisco-Berkeley-Santa Barbara
BMW Group
President / EXPLOR+ERV / EV-Powered RV Innovation for Zero Emission Outdoor Exploration
Boulder / San Francisco / BMW+MINI Ventures + EV Powertrain Innovation Partners
North Allegheny High School / Pittsburgh PA Area
High School
Emory University - Goizueta Business School
Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.)
1997 to 1998
Ohio University
Bachelor’s Degree
Grove City College
University of Pittsburgh
Pre-Med Undergraduate Studies
What company does Gary De Bay work for?
Gary De Bay works for EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation
What is Gary De Bay's role at EXPLOR Ventures LLC / Powered by NIKE Ventures Innovation?
Gary De Bay is Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer/Pet Medical Centers: Ecommerce+Pet Insurance+Digital Healthcare
What industry does Gary De Bay work in?
Gary De Bay works in the Consumer Goods industry.
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