Thomas G Stemberg

venture partner, Highland Capital Partners

Managing General Partner of the Highland Consumer Fund at Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. From 2005 to 2007, he acted as the Venture Partner of Highland Capital Partners. Mr. Stemberg is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Staples, Inc., an office supply superstore retailer. He pioneered the office superstore industry and was chief executive officer of Staples from 1986 to 2002. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Stemberg served as an executive officer at Staples with the title of Chairman. Mr. Stemberg is a director of PetSmart, Inc., lululemon athletica inc. and Guitar Center, Inc. Tom is a Managing General Partner of the Highland Consumer Fund and focuses on retail and consumer services companies. He is also interested in ways technology can be applied to further impact existing businesses. Tom brings to bear his deep understanding of entrepreneurs, new markets, and product innovation in assisting portfolio companies in building successful and enduring companies. Prior to joining Highland, Tom founded Staples and served as CEO for sixteen years and Chairman for three additional years. Tom pioneered the office superstore industry when he wrote the business plans for Staples in 1986. Tom propelled Staples’ business growth through store expansion programs, a delivered office products business, growing international presence, and award-winning e-commerce operations ultimately creating a $19 billion company. Tom also founded Olly Shoes, a leading children's shoe retailer. Tom currently serves on the boards of CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), City Sports, DAVIDsTEA, Guitar Center, J.McLaughlin, lululemon athletica (Nasdaq: LULU), PETsMART, Inc. (Nasdaq: PETM), Pharmaca and StriVectin. Harvard University, A.B., Physical Science, 1971 Harvard Business School, M.B.A. Mr. Stemberg’s marriages to Maureen Sullivan and Dola Hamilton ended in divorce. Acrimony over his divorce from Sullivan spilled over into his business dealings when he accused her in a 1997 lawsuit of trying to sabotage a proposed merger between Staples and Office Depot. Romney was called in to testify in that case. In 2009, Mr. Stemberg married Katherine Chapman. In addition to his wife, he leaves six sons, Rylan Hamilton, Darrell Williams, Thomas McDermott Stemberg, William Stemberg, Clyde Stemberg, and Michael Stemberg; three stepdaughters, Madison Eisler, Meghan O’Gara, and MacKenzie O’Gara; and three grandchildren.

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Theodore Cutler	Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, William D Delahunt, Jim DeMint, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Ed Markey, Mitch McConnell, John E Sununu, John Kasich, Peter I Blute, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, Peter Gerard Torkildsen, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, James Ogonowski, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Charles J McCarthy Jr, Alexander T Tennant, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte
Robert McNair	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Robert Bennett, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jim Inhofe, Ed Markey, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Paul Coverdell, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Matthew K Fong, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte
John W Childs	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Kasich, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bob Dole, Peter Gerard Torkildsen, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, James Ogonowski, Oregon Republican Party, Edward B Teague, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Van Taylor, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte
Stephen Schwarzman	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Jim Inhofe, Frank Lautenberg, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Paul Coverdell, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Commonwealth PAC, the, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte
Duane R Roberts	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Judd Alan Gregg, Jim Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Matthew K Fong, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, WV Republican State Exec Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte
Donald J Hall, Jr	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Judd Alan Gregg, Ed Markey, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, WV Republican State Exec Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown
Louis Beecherl Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Cornyn, Judd Alan Gregg, Jim Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Van Taylor, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch
Earle I Mack	Dennis Hastert, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Jim Inhofe, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, WV Republican State Exec Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Restore Our Future PAC
Leonard Blavatnik	Roy Blunt, Tom Carper, John Cornyn, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Ed Markey, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, John Kasich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, WV Republican State Exec Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte
Martin D Gruss	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Frank Lautenberg, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, John Kasich, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, Hamilton Fish IV, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Joseph E Driscoll, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, WV Republican State Exec Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Commonwealth PAC, the, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown
Jim Davis	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, William D Delahunt, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Peter I Blute, Bob Dole, Peter Gerard Torkildsen, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Jo Ann Sprague, James Ogonowski, Edward B Teague, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Commonwealth PAC, the, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Charles J McCarthy Jr, Alexander T Tennant, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC
Sam Fox	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jim Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Paul Coverdell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Van Taylor, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte
Kenneth G Langone	Lamar Alexander, Robert Bennett, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, WV Republican State Exec Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte
David T Fischer	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Eric Cantor, Jim DeMint, Frank Lautenberg, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Commonwealth PAC, the, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte
Irwin Chafetz	Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, William D Delahunt, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Ed Markey, Mitch McConnell, John E Sununu, John Kasich, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Peter I Blute, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, Peter Gerard Torkildsen, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, James Ogonowski, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Charles J McCarthy Jr, Alexander T Tennant, Scott P Brown, Joe Kennedy III
Edward C Levy Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jim Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Peter I Blute, Bob Dole, Peter Gerard Torkildsen, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte
Helen Schwab	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, John Cornyn, Barack Obama, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Matthew K Fong, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, WV Republican State Exec Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte
Lewis M Eisenberg	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Paul Coverdell, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC
Stewart W Bainum Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jim Inhofe, John Kerry, Ed Markey, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Matthew K Fong, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Don Stenberg, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte
Kenneth Eisenberg	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Jim Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Kasich, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oregon Republican Party, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Commonwealth PAC, the, Nevada Republican State Central Committee, Maine Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Kelly Ayotte

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Jan 18 '49
Date of death	Oct 23 '15
Aliases	Mr Thomas Stemberg, Tom Stemberg

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Thomas G Stemberg

venture partner, Highland Capital Partners

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