# Macon Brock

> Macon Foscue Brock Jr. (1942-2017) co-founded Dollar Tree with Doug Perry and Ray Compton in 1986 after helping build K&K Toys. He served as Dollar Tree’s CEO from 1993 to 2003 and chairman from 2001 to September 2017. With his wife Joan, he supported Virginia higher education, the arts and Chesapeake Bay conservation. His 2017 memoir, written with Earl Swift, recounts the company’s development.

- **Role:** Retail entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist and author
- **Organizations:** Dollar Tree, Inc., K&K Toys, Inc., Randolph-Macon College, Chrysler Museum of Art, Hampton Roads Community Foundation, United States Marine Corps, United States Naval Intelligence
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Latin, Randolph-Macon College, Granby High School
- **Known for:** Co-founded the five-store venture that became Dollar Tree., Helped grow K&K Toys into a 136-store chain., Led Dollar Tree as CEO during its 1995 public listing.

## Career timeline

- **1964** — Graduated from Randolph-Macon College; married Joan Perry on November 28.
- **1966-1967** — Served in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine Corps captain; subsequently worked in Naval Intelligence.
- **1970** — Started K&K Toys with Doug Perry and K.R. Perry.
- **1986** — Co-founded Only $1.00 with Doug Perry and Ray Compton, beginning with five stores.
- **1991** — K&K Toys was sold to Melville Corporation, owner of KB Toys.
- **1993-2003** — Served as Dollar Tree chief executive officer.
- **1995** — Dollar Tree went public on NASDAQ.
- **2001-2017** — Served as board chairman until September 18, 2017.
- **2016** — With Joan, gave $5.9 million to establish a transformational-learning endowment at Longwood University.
- **2017** — Published One Buck at a Time with Earl Swift; died December 9 at age 75.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the five-store venture that became Dollar Tree.
- Helped grow K&K Toys into a 136-store chain.
- Led Dollar Tree as CEO during its 1995 public listing.
- With Joan, received the 2015 national Outstanding Philanthropist award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
- With Joan, supported the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach.
- Received the First Citizen of Virginia Beach honor in 2009.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Randolph-Macon’s account of a portrait unveiling for President Emeritus Robert Lindgren recalled Brock among the people who shaped the college.

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