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As an Executive-in-Residence at Summit Partners, Myles McCormick works closely with the Summit team to invest in leading high-growth consumer and specialty retail brands. Most recently, Myles was the CEO of Bare Escentuals. Myles joined Bare Escentuals as CFO in 2004, later adding the title of COO in 2006, and rising to CEO in 2010. Under his direction, Bare Escentuals retail sales grew to over $1 billion and was the largest cosmetics IPO (2006) since Estee Lauder went public in 1995. He later led the company through a $1.8 billion acquisition by Shiseido of Japan. Prior to joining Bare Escentuals, he served as CFO for The Gymboree Corporation, a publicly-traded children’s specialty retailer, where he was part of a team that launched a multi-brand strategy with the creation of Janie & Jack. Myles currently sits on the Board of Directors of Philz Coffee, an artisan coffee retailer and Summit Partners portfolio company, and Dutch LLC, which operates women contemporary brands Joie, Equipment and Current | Elliot. Myles holds a BS in economics from California Polytechnic State University, and an MBA from Notre Dame de Namur University.

I’m committed to always putting my people first - even that means putting profit after people. At Booksource, we’ve created an engaged culture that has allowed our business to grow for more than 40 years. And what does Booksource do? We are a premier provider of literature, educational materials, and creative solutions that bring learning and imagination to the world. Prior to taking over as CEO in 2007, Gary served as the Chief Operating Officer. Under Gary’s direction, Booksource has achieved extensive growth. Gary’s focus as a CEO is first and foremost on the employees, providing benefits and a unique culture that empowers employees at work and at home, fostering a family-friendly workplace. He believes health, passion, and education are as important to the company as the bottom line. He has received multiple awards for his unique approach as CEO, including a Future 50 Awards: The Hardest Working People in Small Business from St. Louis Small Business Monthly. Gary was also recently named Executive of the Year and won a Gold Stevie® from the 2017 American Business Awards SM. He was also named one of the Top 100 St. Louisans to know for 2016 and was also a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year through Ernst and Young. As for Booksource, the company was awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor by The Post-Dispatch. Booksource was awarded Top Workplace for six consecutive years.