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Edward M. Schmults
Elected to the NOLS Board : June 2009
NOLS Courses: 1989 Alaska Brooks Range course, 2002 Winter Ski course in the Tetons
Ed received a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1984 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1989
Ed has an extensive background in the outdoor business. After a three-year stint at Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1984 to 1987, Ed joined Patagonia and worked in a variety of positions there in the next seven years, including Managing Director of Patagonia Japan and Chief Operating Officer of Patagonia, Inc. He left Patagonia to run Moonstone Mountain Equipment, a maker of technical outerwear and sleeping bags that was emerging from bankruptcy. After a stint at a software company and at Red Envelope, the catalog and Internet gift retailer, Ed was CEO of FAO Schwarz, the famous New York toy business, from 2005 - 2009. His young daughters were thrilled.
Ed is currently on the Board of Directors of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) and Wild Things LLC, a provider of cold weather clothing to the US military. He is also on the National Council of the American Prairie Foundation, an organization trying to create a large-scale wildlife preserve in eastern Montana. Ed is currently advising EcoLogo on creating a new set of environmental and safety standards for toys.
Ed has completed two marathons, enjoys fly-fishing, surfing, rowing, and cooking. He lives in New York City, with his wife, Anne, and two daughters, Sophie and Constance.
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