Timothy Boyle
Timothy Boyle is an American billionaire, and the president and CEO of Columbia Sportswear.
- Timothy Boyle started working at Columbia Sportswear after his father died in 1971. As a college senior, he helped his mother run the family business.
- The business started as Columbia Hat Company in Portland, founded in 1938 by Boyle’s grandparents, who had fled Nazi Germany for the U.S.
- Columbia Sportswear’s sales hit a record $2.8 billion in 2018, up 14% from a year ago.
- As CEO, Boyle has spoken out against Trump’s immigration policies.
- Boyle sits on the board of Craft Brew Alliance, which makes Redhook Ale.
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