Name: Jack Mackin
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Company: F.D. Sterritt Lumber Company
Location: Watertown, MA
College: Undergraduate, Georgetown University
Family: Sage (wife), Drew, and Landey
First job unrelated to your current field: Equity derivatives trader
First job in current field: Sales manager
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We want to be the leading distributor of FSC wood products for both residential and commercial construction. We will continue to educate builders on innovative products and construction methods.
Hobbies: Basketball, traveling, hiking
Favorite film: Braveheart
Favorite novel: Catch-22
Keys to success: Attention to detail, persistence and education
Person you most admire (outside of family): Bill Gates
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I would enjoy being the general manager of a professional sports franchise or a startup software development company