GREG MERRILL
Growth & Transformation Executive
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3x Girl Dad
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Health & Fitness Geek
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People- First Leader
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Mentor
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Serial Entrepreneur
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Growth & Transformation Executive • 3x Girl Dad • Health & Fitness Geek • People- First Leader • Mentor • Serial Entrepreneur •
Greg works at the intersection of consumer, commerce, and emerging technology.
He is the Worldwide Industry Lead - Retail at Apple.
His 20+ year journey took him from health and human performance, to founding three technology ventures, to nearly a decade at Nike.
At Nike he led Business Development and Strategic Partnerships across the Advanced Innovation and Global Operations and Technology divisions. He went on to lead Global Technology Strategy and Digital Transformation, accountable to the Board of Directors for a portfolio spanning product creation, supply chain, digital marketing, and consumer experiences.
His experience spans apparel and footwear, brand and retail, luxury fashion, technology, health and fitness, and sustainability, from early stage companies to the Fortune 100.
He is a member of the NRF Innovation Advisory Council and a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert. He has delivered keynotes on stages across Europe, Asia, and the United States.
He holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, an MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and an Executive Certificate from Stanford.
Harmony
Life exists on spectrums and in duality. Long-term growth demands ambidexterity, solving the critical challenges of today while building for the future. The hardest time to argue for change is at peak success, which is precisely when an organization should be reinventing itself, and precisely when nobody wants to. My career has been spent on both sides of that problem.
