Thomas George Stemberg

Background

Stemberg, Thomas George was born on January 18, 1949 in Newark. Son of Oscar Michael and Erika (Ratzer) Stemberg.

Education

Student, American International School, Vienna, 1967. AB, Harvard University, 1971. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1973.

Career

With Jewel Companies, Star Market, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1982, vice president sales and merchandising, 1982. Senior vice president sales and merchandising First. National Supermarkets, Hartford, Connecticut, 1982-1983, president, 1983-1984.

President, Chief Executive Officer, co-founder Staples, Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, 1986-1988, chairman, Chief Executive Officer Westborough, 1988-1998, Chief Executive Officer Framingham, 1999—2002, chairman, 1999—2005, chairman emeritus, since 2005. Co-founder Zoots, since 1998, Olly Shoes, since 2001. Venture partner Highland Capital Partners, Lexington, Massachusetts, since 2005.

Board directors PETsMART Inc., since 1988, Polycom Inc, since 2002, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Stock Market Inc., since 2002, CarMax Inc., since 2003.

Achievements

• Thomas George Stemberg has been listed as a noteworthy retail office supply store executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Visiting committee Harvard Business School. Board overseers Boston Symphony Orchestra. Executive council Archdiocese Boston Inner City Scholarship Fund.

Connections

Married Maureen Sullivan Stemberg (divorced 1987). Married Dola Davis Hamilton, September 24, 1988 (separated). Life partner Katherine Chapman.

5 children.

Father:

Oscar Michael Stemberg

Mother:

Erika (Ratzer) Stemberg

Spouse:

Maureen Sullivan Stemberg

Spouse:

Dola Davis Hamilton