From the Bench to the Boardroom: My Journey from Underdog Athlete to Turnaround CEO

Michael C. MacDonald has served as non-executive chairman of the board of Medifast, a weight-loss products company, since January 2018. Mr. MacDonald previously served as executive chairman of the board from November 2011 until December 2017. He was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer in February 2012.

Prior to this role, Mr. MacDonald was executive vice president of OfficeMax, from August to October 2011, overseeing the Contract Division, a ＄3.6 billion division of the OfficeMax Company. Mr. MacDonald spent thirty-three years in sales, marketing, and general management at Xerox Corporation prior to joining OfficeMax. Among his most significant roles was leading the turnaround in North America from the years 2000-2004 as President of the North American Solutions Group, a ＄6.5 billion division of Xerox. In addition, Mr. MacDonald was president of Global Accounts and Marketing from 2004 to 2007, where he led the re-branding of the Xerox Corporation. Mr. MacDonald also has international experience in marketing, sales, and operations with both Xerox and OfficeMax.

Mr. MacDonald also serves on the Jimmy V Foundation.

Dick Weiss is a sportswriter and columnist who has covered college football and college and professional basketball for the Philadelphia Daily News and the New York Daily News. He has received the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and is a member of the national Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He has also co-written several books with Rick Pitino, John Calipari, and Dick Vitale, and authored a tribute book on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.