Jerry Stritzke served as REI president and CEO from 2013 to 2019. When he’s not at home in Seattle, he’s tackling a Colorado 14er, fly-fishing and whitewater kayaking the Arkansas Rivers, skiing the Rockies, or getting grubby on Pacific Northwest mountain bike singletracks.
REI’s 12,000 employees have built our lives and livelihoods around the outdoors, and America’s national parks hold a special place in our hearts. As a community...
Editor's note: This article was first published by 'The Hill' on December 1, 2018.
“Timid souls neither know victory nor defeat.” It is fitting that Teddy Ro...
To the REI community in California,
On Thursday, people across the country will come together and give thanks for the things that matter most. This season, i...
Thursday and Friday, REI will be closed. For #OptOutside, all of our 12,000+ employees will be paid to take time off and be with family and friends. We’re askin...
#OptOutside has always been about choice. The choice to put people ahead of profits, the choice to close our doors on the biggest day in retail and the choice t...
Editor's Note: The following story was submitted by REI CEO and President Jerry Stritzke in support of the 5,000 Miles of Wild initiative. Read more about how y...
Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there i...
Editor's Note: On October 29, REI Co-op CEO and President Jerry Stritzke wrote to employees about #OptOutside 2017.
Two years ago, we started a new tradition...
Editor's Note: Today, REI Co-op CEO and President Jerry Stritzke wrote to employees about the co-op's response to Hurricane Harvey.
The devastation in Housto...
On June 6, 2017, REI Co-op CEO Jerry Stritzke submitted the following to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke regarding the review of 27 national monuments...
Editor’s note updated July 10, 2017: The public comment period has closed.
Today REI Co-op CEO Jerry Stritzke sent the note below to all co-op employees.
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Last night we learned that today, Wednesday, the administration will issue an executive order calling for a review of 27 national monuments over 100,000 acres, ...
