REI Board of Directors
The 2013-2014 REI board of directors. Left to right — John Hamlin, Jesse King, Chloe Harford, Steven Hooper, Gerry Lopez, Anthony Truesdale, Beth Newlands Campbell, Bert Quintana, Michael Smith, Matt Compton, Cheryl Scott, Stephen Lockhart
REI is the nation's largest consumer cooperative with 5.1 million active members. A professional management team and staff operate REI, and a board of directors selected from REI's membership oversees the company.
On these pages you'll find links that provide more information on the following topics:
- Board responsibilities
- Board election process
- Governance
- Communicating with the board
- 2013 Annual Members' Meeting (link to archived webcast)
- 2012 Annual Members' Meeting (link to archived webcast)
The co-op's board can have a maximum of 13 members. Ten of the directors are elected from REI's membership and serve staggered three-year terms. REI's President and CEO is a member of the board by virtue of the position. The board also has the opportunity to appoint up to two members to one-year terms. Each year, one of the outside directors is elected to serve as the board's chairman.
Board officers and committee chairs:
- John Hamlin, Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee
- Cheryl Scott, Vice Chair
- Gerry Lopez, Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee
- Stephen Lockhart, Chair, Compensation Committee
- Beth Newlands Campbell, Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
REI board members and the year their current terms expire:
- Matt Compton, Portland, Ore.: CEO, enterprise social marketing company (2014)
- John Hamlin, Austin, Texas: President and managing partner, private equity firm, REI board chair (2016)
- Chloe Harford, Seattle, Wash.: Vice president product management and strategy, online real estate marketplace (2014)
- Steven Hooper, Bellevue, Wash.: Founder and partner, venture capital firm (2016)
- Jesse King, Evergreen, Colo.: Founding and managing partner, private consulting firm (2014)
- Stephen Lockhart, San Francisco, Calif.: Regional VP and chief medical officer, regional health network (2015)
- Gerry Lopez, Kansas City, Mo.: President, national theater operator (2015)
- Beth Newlands Campbell, Salisbury, N.C.: President, supermarket retailer (2015)
- Bert Quintana, Nashville, Tenn.: President, global customer care provider (2016)
- Cheryl Scott, Seattle, Wash.: Senior advisor, global foundation (2014)
- Michael Smith, Seattle, Wash.: CEO, organic produce and delivery company (2014)
- Anthony Truesdale, Mountain Lakes, N.J.; CEO, national nutritional products retailer (2016)