Awards & Recognition
★National Retail Federation Gold Medal Award
★BusinessWeek Best Manager of 2008
★Most Respected Business Leader of Georgia
★2016 Lifetime Achievement Award in Leadership Character (Turknett Leadership Group)
★Georgia Trustee by Georgia Historical Society (2019)
Notable Facts
→Led The Home Depot through the Great Recession as CEO 2007-2014
→Currently serves as Chairman of Delta Air Lines board
→Founded popular Crazy Good Turns podcast celebrating acts of kindness
→Previously served as Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy
→Board member of major corporations including Procter & Gamble and Macy's
→Harvard graduate and Columbia Law School JD
→Known for transforming Home Depot culture back to customer service focus