# Dave Powers

> Dave Powers is a Santa Barbara-based retail and footwear executive who served as president and CEO of Deckers Brands from June 2016 to August 2024. A Northeastern marketing graduate with earlier roles at Gap, Timberland and Converse, he led Deckers during the expansion of UGG and HOKA, remained a director until the 2025 annual meeting, and serves on the board of Protect Our Winters.

- **Role:** Board member at Protect Our Winters; former President and CEO of Deckers Brands
- **Organizations:** Deckers Brands, Protect Our Winters, Converse, Timberland, Gap, Levi’s
- **Education:** B.S. in Marketing, cum laude, Northeastern University
- **Known for:** Led Deckers as CEO during growth from a $1.875 billion FY2016 revenue base to $4.288 billion in FY2024., Fortune’s 2020 Businessperson of the Year list, ranked 13., Included in Barron’s Top CEOs of 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Worked at Levi’s, spent ten years at Gap, held retail leadership positions at Timberland, and served four years as Converse vice president of global direct-to-consumer.
- **2012-08** — Joined Deckers as President of Direct-to-Consumer.
- **2014-01** — Became President of Omni-Channel at Deckers.
- **2015-03** — Became President of Deckers.
- **2016-06** — Succeeded Angel Martinez as CEO and joined the board.
- **2024-08** — Retired as president and CEO; Stefano Caroti succeeded him. Continued as director.
- **2024-12** — Inducted into the Footwear News Hall of Fame.
- **2025-05** — Delivered Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim undergraduate celebration keynote.
- **2025-09** — Retired from the Deckers board at the annual meeting rather than standing for reelection.

## Achievements

- Led Deckers as CEO during growth from a $1.875 billion FY2016 revenue base to $4.288 billion in FY2024.
- Fortune’s 2020 Businessperson of the Year list, ranked 13.
- Included in Barron’s Top CEOs of 2023.
- Footwear News Hall of Fame inductee, 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Deckers board retirement took effect at the annual meeting following the July announcement that he would not seek reelection.
- **2025-05** — Returned to Northeastern as keynote speaker for the undergraduate business school celebration.
- **2024-12** — Inducted into the Footwear News Hall of Fame.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-powers-35277a3

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