Caddyshack to Corner Office

Recognizing the most accomplished people who once caddied and growing the game by assisting those following their path


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Official Caddying Story: John Hallberg

John Hallberg is the former CEO of the Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF), a post from which he retired in 2020. Prior to that, he led business divisions at companies like Getty Images and General Mills, but it was caddying in his youth where John laid the foundation for his career. Today, he serves on the board of the Minnesota Golf Association and is a director of the Western Golf Association. He is also a trustee of his alma mater, Gustavus Adolphus College.

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Official Caddying Story: Eddie Melendez

Eddie Melendez is the president of local media for Entravision. Before joining Entravision, he spent a decade in various sales management positions with Galavision, Telemundo and Univision. Eddie began his broadcast media career with Katz Television, the nation’s largest rep firm, before joining Tribune Broadcasting’s KTLA-Los Angeles local sales team. The first in his family to attend college, he graduated from the University of Kansas with the help of the Evans Scholarship Foundation. Now a member of the National Association of Broadcasters Television board, Eddie got his start working as a caddie in Los Angeles.

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Official Caddying Story: Jim Ellis

Jim Ellis is a tenured professor at the University of Southern California and was previously the dean of its Marshall School of Business. Under his leadership, Marshall became one of the premier business schools in the world, and it was by caddying in his youth that Jim was first exposed to the business world, which helped shape his career path. Before entering academia, Jim was the president and chief executive officer of American Porsche Design, vice president for merchandising and developing products for Broadway Department Stores, founding director of Professional Business Bank in Pasadena, and director of Fixed Income Funds of the Capital Group. Jim serves on the boards of the Capital Group and Mercury Insurance as well as a number of nonprofits, like the Young Presidents' Organization, Kidspace Children Museum, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Chief Executives Organization and World Presidents' Organization.

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Official Caddying Story: Bill Stasior

William (Bill) F. Stasior is the former the chairman and CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the world’s largest consulting firms. Since his retirement, he’s remained active on the boards of the UNCF, the Western Golf Association, and Northwestern’s Kellogg School, as well as some private companies, including OPNET, later acquired by Riverbed Technology for over $1B. The first in his family to attend college, Bill got his start working as a caddie in Chicago, later becoming an Evans Scholar at Northwestern.

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