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

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

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

  1. ^ "Bush Campaign Organization". p2004.org. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  2. ^ McDonell, Terry. "Spinning Alex Rodriguez". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. ^ "Heavy metal - Baton Rouge Business Report". Baton Rouge Business Report. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. ^ "Big Swing". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  5. ^ Gottfried, Miriam (9 March 2020). "Baseball-Bat Maker Marucci to be Sold for $200 Million to Compass Diversified". Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "Education startup EQtainment raises $5 million to nurture your child's emotional and social intelligence". VentureBeat. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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