Claim: Reed Dickens (born December 30, 1977 in Monroe, Louisiana) s an American Businessman, entrepreneur and former CEO of Marucci Sports who founded a crisis management and public affairs firm in 2005 and is currently working as the Chairman of LA Golf Partners
Evidence: Dickens was born on December 30, 1977 in Monroe, Louisiana to Sam and Jenny Dickens. Reed Dickens is an American Businessman and Entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. Dickens is a former White House Assistant Press Secretary under George W. Bush, the co-founder and former CEO of Marucci Sports, a manufacturer of premium baseball products, and Co-Founder and current Chairman of EQtainment, an ed-tech and edu-media platform that teaches kids social and emotion skills via apps, games, music, and kids content. After leaving Washington and making the move to the West Coast, Dickens founded Outside Eyes, a crisis management and public affairs firm in 2005 that advised CEOs, government officials, and celebrities during all sorts of crises ranging from indictments and investigations to mergers and shareholder battles. Dickens served as the CEO until he sold most of the business to his partner when he launched Marucci Sports with his co-founders in 2009. Dickens is currently the Chairman of LA Golf Partners, a holding company focused on acquiring technology, media, and consumer product companies in golf, specifically leveraging relationships with players and new consumer trends the non traditional off-course golf industry.