Dream Homes for All
Who We Are
Nice to meet you! We are a tech-driven online retailer located near Salt Lake City in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains. Since our beginnings in 1999, Overstock has evolved from a fledging startup to a billion-dollar online retailer as a result of a hard-working and creative team.
Executive Team
Jonathan E. Johnson III
CEO, Overstock; President, Medici Ventures
Jonathan Johnson serves as the CEO of Overstock. Since assuming this role in 2019, Johnson has focused the e-commerce home furnishings retailer on sustainable, profitable market-share growth. With a brand vision of 'Dream Homes for All,' Overstock is one of the top four U.S. online retailers specializing in home furnishings. Overstock was recognized as one of the top employers of 2021.From 2016-2021, Johnson also served as president of former Overstock subsidiary, Medici Ventures. Medici focuses on using blockchain technology to democratize capital, eliminate frictional middlemen and re-humanize commerce. Under Johnson's leadership, Medici made investments in and grew many cutting-edge blockchain technology and fintech businesses including, tZERO, Bitt, Medici Land Governance, GrainChain, PeerNova, and Voatz. This innovative portfolio is using disruptive technology in projects that range from bringing vast populations out of poverty to overhauling securities markets. As a vocal supporter, Johnson spent countless hours educating the public and policy makers around the world about the potential of blockchain. In early 2021, Johnson brokered a deal with Pelion Venture Partners where Medici's assets were converted into a Fund overseen by Pelion. Pelion is helping the portfolio companies reach their full potential.Johnson is currently a member of Overstock's board of directors. He served as the chairman of the board from 2014 to 2017, transitioning to the position after five years as the company's president, and later as the executive vice chairman. Johnson joined Overstock in 2002 as the company's general counsel and has held various business and legal positions within the company. He has been an integral part of Overstock's growth from a small start-up to a publicly traded company with over $3 billion in sales and nearly 2,000 employees.Prior to joining Overstock, Johnson worked for TenFold Corporation in various positions, including CFO and general counsel. Before that, he practiced corporate law in Los Angeles with two international law firms and served as a judicial clerk at the Utah Supreme Court. Johnson received a bachelor's degree in Japanese from Brigham Young University, studied at Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan as a Ministry of Education Scholar, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.Dave Nielsen
President
Dave Nielsen is Overstock's President, leading the company's marketing, algorithms, customer, digital, technology, and sourcing and operations organizations. Prior to this role, Nielsen served as Overstock's Chief Sourcing and Operations Officer, where he was responsible for overseeing the sourcing, merchandising, partner and category management, and supply chain teams for the global online home goods leader. Nielsen previously spent six years with Overstock, rising to the position of co-president and leading the company's marketing, merchandising, and supply chain operations. He left Overstock to assume the role of CEO at Global Access, a leading global provider of logistics technology and cross border expertise for brands looking to provide a consistent and trusted shopping experience to both domestic and international customers.Nielsen also held several leadership positions with Payless ShoeSource, Inc., eventually rising to the role of vice president of merchandise allocation, where he was responsible for the assortment planning and allocation of merchandise across 4,500 stores in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Additionally, Nielsen served as president and CEO of Old Town Imports, LLC, where he created a product development, sourcing and omni-channel supply chain organization that sourced product to clients such as Costco, Target and regional restaurant and catering companies.Nielsen received his bachelor's Degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing from Brigham Young University.Mark Baker
Chief Product Officer
As Overstock.com Retail's Chief Product Officer, Mark Baker leads all product management and user experience across the company's customer, marketing, digital experience, merchandising, and operations organizations. He transitioned to the role of CPO after serving as the company's Vice President of Product and Technology, where he led product development in support of Overstock's partner network and supply chain.Baker first joined Overstock in 2011, and has held a number of product development roles, including Development Lead, Director of Application Development, Application Architect, Senior Director of Software Development, and Vice President of Product and Technology. Previous to Overstock, he held software engineering positions with Lockheed Martin, Longhair Technologies, and Scitor Corporation.He graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and has continued his education in the areas of security, machine learning, and product management.Krista Dalton
Chief Customer Officer
Krista Dalton is Overstock.com Retail's Chief Customer Officer, responsible for all customer-facing aspects of the retail experience from inspiration to post-delivery needs. Dalton oversees the company's Customer Care, Consumer Insights, Brand Strategy, Club O loyalty program, and CRM teams, as well as any other customer-facing technology, strategy, product, or experiences.Dalton joined Overstock in 2017 as a category director and proceeded to be named vice president of private label and partner management in 2018. In this role, she increased focus and storytelling for Overstock's exclusive private label brands and established the company's new partner Management team to drive strategic planning between top partners and analytics.Prior to joining Overstock, Dalton spent nine years at Target, holding various leadership positions in merchandising.Dalton graduated from the University of Michigan where she received bachelor's degrees in English and Classical Archaeology.Ron Hilton
Chief Sourcing and Operations Officer
Ron Hilton is Overstock's Chief Sourcing and Operations Officer, responsible for overseeing the sourcing, merchandising, partner and category management, and supply chain teams for the global online home goods leader. Hilton joined Overstock in 2009 as the home and garden merchandising manager and has held several leadership roles in the merchandising organization since. He left Overstock in 2015 to assume the role of president at Endygo, a global sales and logistics firm specializing in e-commerce and drop-shipping delivery, and returned to Overstock in 2016 assuming the role of Vice President of Sourcing.Prior to working at Overstock, Hilton was Vice President of Marketing for Furniture Warehouse, where he optimized profitability, maximized marketing effectiveness, and increased viability for the home furnishings retailer. Hilton additionally held a management role with AT&T Wireless, overseeing third-party retail activities.Adrianne Lee
Chief Financial Officer
Adrianne Lee is the Chief Financial Officer for Overstock.com, Inc., overseeing all financial-related matters for the technology and e-commerce leader, including financial planning and analysis, accounting and financial reporting, and managing tax, treasury, internal audit, and investor relations She has experience in high impact financial leadership roles with blue-chip companies including The Hertz Corporation, Best Buy, and PepsiCo.Prior to joining Overstock, Lee held the role of senior vice president and CFO of Hertz's North American Rental Car unit, leading a team of 50+ finance professionals responsible for a $7 billion business unit that spanned the U.S. and Canada. Before joining The Hertz Corporation, Lee led financial planning and analysis for Best Buy's multi-billion-dollar e-commerce business, and held several roles in finance, strategic planning, accounting and financial reporting, investor relations and audit at PepsiCo, Allianz Life and PricewaterhouseCoopers.Lee attended the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, and received cum laude honors while earning a bachelor's of arts degree in business administration with a focus on accounting.Carter Lee
Chief Administrative Officer
Carter Lee is Overstock's Chief Administrative Officer responsible for corporate technology, IT security, process implementation, and facility management. This expansive role includes operational oversight of Overstock's Peace Coliseum, headquartered in Midvale, Utah, along with the company's software development office located in Sligo, Ireland. Lee also leads Overstock's international and government business and manages corporate communications functions within the organization.With two decades at Overstock, Lee brings a respected tenure to managing multiple business elements, including people, technology, marketing, and other cross-functional systems. Lee began his career with Overstock in 2001 as a system administrator and was later promoted to Director of Internal Systems before being appointed Vice President of Technology. During his time in these leadership positions, Lee played a pivotal role in implementing and maintaining solutions for corporate functions, including the company's customer care and fulfillment centers. In 2015, he was named Overstock's Senior Vice President of Technology, and later, his role expanded to Senior Vice President of Technology & People Care.Prior to joining Overstock, Lee was a system engineer for Hospice of the Valley. He was also a founder and vice president of Motherboard Discount Center, a computer hardware supplier in Chandler, Arizona.Elizabeth Solomon
Chief Marketing Officer
Elizabeth Solomon is the Chief Marketing Officer for Overstock.com, Inc. Elizabeth joined Overstock in March of 2021 and is responsible for Overstock's marketing efforts, including go-to-market strategy, customer acquisition and retention, marketing communications, and marketing technologies.Seasoned in her ability to oversee multi-billion-dollar businesses, Elizabeth brings more than a decade of leadership in marketing and product management to Overstock, including extensive experience in positioning brands for success and developing strategies that resonate with new and existing customers.Prior to Overstock, she served as head of marketing for Amazon's Global Private Brands, with leadership roles across both marketing and product. Elizabeth has also held senior marketing leadership positions with additional Fortune 100 companies, including Samsung Electronics, Walmart, and Nestlé.Elizabeth served as a Vice President at Samsung US, leading go-to-market strategy for mobile and consumer electronics. At Walmart, she held several leadership positions, including marketing, strategy & finance, and merchandising.Solomon holds an MBA in Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering.Meghan Tuohig
Chief People Officer
Meghan Tuohig is the Chief People Officer for Overstock, where she is responsible for attracting, developing, engaging, retaining, and caring for the people driving the business. She leads the company's recruiting, human resources, compensation & benefits, training, and communications efforts. Meghan joined Overstock in March 2004, and has served in several leadership positions, most recently as the company's Vice President of People Care.In 2017, Meghan founded the Overstock Women's Network (OWN) to provide all Overstock employees with opportunities for education, training, mentorship, scholarship, and other programs designed to inspire, support, and celebrate the success of females in the professional community. Meghan spearheaded the development of the company's formal mentorship program, the expansion of paid parental leave, the introduction of 9/80 flexible schedules, the creation of the forward-thinking caregiver travel policy, and the company's support of the ParityPledge initiative. She also oversaw the design of Overstock's Midvale, Utah global headquarters, Peace Coliseum, which opened in the fall of 2016.Meghan has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Utah, received her Master of Business Administration from Westminster College, and studied interior design and architecture at New York University.Joel Weight
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer for Overstock.com, Inc., Joel Weight is responsible for leading technology functions across Overstock Retail while executing and integrating day to day website operations with the customer, marketing, digital experience, and merchandising teams.Weight was previously the Chief Technology Officer of Medici Ventures, Overstock's wholly-owned blockchain accelerator, where he built and maintained multiple world-class blockchain development teams to support Medici Ventures' global portfolio of companies while evaluating the technical stack, vision, and personnel of the blockchain accelerator's potential investments. Following his time as the company's CTO, he served as its Chief Operating Officer, where he was responsible for executing day to day operations while continuing to drive efficient and sustainable growth for the globally-leading blockchain accelerator.Weight received his bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Utah, and brings over twenty years of enterprise software architecture, development and growth experience to Overstock, having spent time in those roles for Overstock, and other companies including Access Development, SunGard Higher Education and eXegeSys.
Board Of Directors
Allison H. Abraham
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Allison Abraham was appointed chair of Overstock's board of directors in 2017, and has served as a director on the board since 2002. She is a member of the compensation committee and nominating & corporate governance committee, and is the chairwoman of the audit committee.Abraham is currently the president and founder of The Newton School, a private, non-profit school serving grades K-8, located in Sterling, Virginia. Prior to this role, Abraham managed her own consulting business, served as a director of privately held Precision Imaging, Inc., and was president and director of LifeMinders, Inc., an online direct marketing company, until its acquisition by Cross Media Marketing Corp. in October 2001. Before joining LifeMinders, she served as chief operating officer of iVillage Inc., an online media company, and as president, COO and director of Shoppers Express, an online grocery service.Abraham holds a MBA degree from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Tufts University.Barclay F. Corbus
Director
Mr. Barclay F. Corbus has served as a director on Overstock's board since March 2007. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, and is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Corbus has served as Senior Vice President of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of vehicular natural gas, with responsibility for strategic development, since September 2007. He served as Co-CEO of WR Hambrecht + Co., an investment banking firm, from July 2004 to September 2007, and prior to that date served in other executive positions with WR Hambrecht + Co. Prior to joining WR Hambrecht + Co in March 1999, Mr. Corbus was in the investment banking group at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Mr. Corbus graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and has a Master's Degree of Business Administration in Finance from Columbia Business School.Jonathan E. Johnson III
CEO, Overstock.com, Inc. and President, Medici Ventures
In addition to his role as director, Jonathan Johnson serves as CEO of Overstock.com, Inc. and president of Medici Ventures Inc. In these dual roles, Johnson oversees and sets the direction for both Overstock Retail and Medici Ventures, Overstock's subsidiary focused on using blockchain technology to democratize capital, eliminate frictional middlemen and re-humanize commerce.Under Johnson's leadership, Medici Ventures has purchased ownership in, and grown, several cutting-edge blockchain technology and fintech businesses (the “keiretsu”) including tZERO, Bitt.com, Medici Land Governance, GrainChain, Vinsent and Voatz. This innovative keiretsu is applying disruptive technology to various projects ranging from bringing vast populations out of poverty to a total overhaul of the United States' securities markets. As a vocal supporter, Johnson has spent countless hours educating both the public and policy makers around the world to the potential of blockchain.Johnson is currently a member of Overstock.com's board of directors. He previously served as the chairman of the board from 2014 to 2017, transitioning to the position after five years as the company's president, and later as the executive vice chairman of the board. Johnson joined Overstock in 2002 as the company's general counsel and has held various business and legal-related positions within the company. He has been an integral part of Overstock's growth from a small start-up to a publicly traded company with over $1.8 billion in sales and nearly 2,000 employees.Prior to joining Overstock, Johnson was with TenFold Corporation in various positions, including CFO and general counsel. Before that, he practiced corporate law in Los Angeles with two international law firms and served as a judicial clerk at the Utah Supreme Court.Johnson received a bachelor's degree in Japanese from Brigham Young University, studied at Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan as a Ministry of Education Scholar, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.Barbara Messing
Director
Barbara Messing was appointed to the board of directors of Overstock.com, Inc. in August, 2020. Ms. Messing is the Chief Marketing and Employee Experience Officer for Roblox, the global gaming platform. Prior to Roblox, she served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Walmart, Inc. from 2018-2019. Prior to joining Walmart, she served as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of TripAdvisor, Inc. where she worked from 2011 to 2018.Prior to that she served in a number of management positions at Hotwire.com between 2002 and 2011, including Vice President of Customer Experience, and Vice President and General Manager, Travel Ticker. Ms. Messing received her BA from Northwestern University and her JD from Stanford Law School.Ms. Messing is currently also director on the board of Diamond Resorts International and she has previously served on the boards of directors of Mashable, Inc. from 2014-2017 and of XO Group, Inc. from 2014-2018.William Nettles
Director
William Nettles is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Invictus Growth Partners, and was appointed to Overstock's board of directors in June, 2020. Previously, William was the Executive Vice President of Sungevity, based in Oakland, CA, where he led the company out of bankruptcy and turned it around into a profitable business in less than a year. Before this, he was the Director of Investments at Pan African Investments (PIC), a New York City-based private investment firm, whose mission was to make an impact in Africa by identifying and investing in technology companies that promote growth and development in the region.Prior to PIC, William worked at VeriFone for over ten years where he initially served as VP and Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations and later as the GM of the Middle East and Africa. He was a Corporate Development executive at Lycos prior to this and helped lead the successful sale of Lycos to Terra Networks. William began his career at Credit Suisse, where he was an investment banker, focused on mergers, acquisitions, equity and debt financings.William is also a Founder and on the Board of Directors of Advanced Mobile Payments, a payment technology solutions company located in Newport Beach, CA,William is an active mentor with the Sponsors for Education Opportunities career program, a non-profit organization that provides underrepresented minorities with access to internship opportunities on Wall Street.William is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where he holds a B.S. in Business Administration.Robert Shapiro
Director
Robert Shapiro is the chairman and founder of Sonecon, LLC, a private firm that advises U.S. and foreign businesses, governments and non-profit organizations on economic and security-related matters. Dr. Shapiro has advised, among others, U.S. President Bill Clinton, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., U.K. Foreign Minister David Miliband, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Timothy Geithner, and many senior members of the Obama administration, the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. He and Sonecon also have advised senior officials of the Departments of Defense and Energy; senior executives at private firms including AT&T, Elliot Management, Exxon-Mobil, Gilead Sciences; and Google, and non-profit organizations including the International Monetary Fund, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Center for American Progress.Dr. Shapiro is also a Senior Fellow of the Georgetown University Center for Business and Public Policy, director of the NDN Center on Globalization, chief strategist for Brand Transact, and a member of the board of directors of Medici Ventures, and the advisory boards of Gilead Science and Cote Capital. From 1997 to 2001, he was U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. Prior to that, he was co-founder and Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute and, before that, the Legislative Director and Economic Counsel to Senator Daniel P. Moynihan.Dr. Shapiro also served as the principal economic advisor to Bill Clinton in his 1991-1992 presidential campaign, and as a senior economic advisor to Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016 and, before that, to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, John Kerry and Al Gore, Jr. Dr. Shapiro has been a Fellow of Harvard University, the Brookings Institution, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Fugitsu Institute. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Harvard University, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an A.B. from the University of Chicago.Dr. Shapiro is also a Senior Fellow of the Georgetown University Center for Business and Public Policy, director of the NDN Center on Globalization, chief strategist for Brand Transact, and a member of the advisory boards of Gilead Science and Cote Capital. From 1997 to 2001, he was U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. Prior to that, he was co-founder and Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute and, before that, the Legislative Director and Economic Counsel to Senator Daniel P. Moynihan. Dr. Shapiro also served as the principal economic advisor to Bill Clinton in his 1991-1992 presidential campaign, and as a senior economic advisor to Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016 and, before that, to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, John Kerry and Al Gore, Jr. Dr. Shapiro has been a Fellow of Harvard University, the Brookings Institution, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Fugitsu Institute. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Harvard University, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an A.B. from the University of Chicago.Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr.
Director
Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. has served as a Director of Overstock since June 2007. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and is the Chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. Tabacco is the founding partner of the San Francisco office of Berman DeValerio, a law firm that prosecutes class actions nationwide on behalf of institutions and individuals, mostly victims of antitrust and securities law violations.A 1974 honors graduate of the George Washington University School of Law, Tabacco has actively litigated antitrust, securities fraud, commercial high tech, and intellectual property matters since the 1970s. Since entering private practice in the 1980s, after a six year stint as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Tabacco has served as trial or lead counsel in numerous antitrust and securities cases nationally. Tabacco and his firm represent numerous public pension fund and private institutional clients nationally and have successfully prosecuted cases resulting in the recovery of billions of dollars for defrauded investors and businesses.
What We Value
We are passionate about doing our part to make life better. We provide high-quality merchandise, great value, and exceptional customer service. We connect people with products and services in new and unexpected ways. We do our part to create dream homes for all.
Connections
Connecting the world – it's why we support pet adoptions, local farmers, international artisans, and have the best customer care in the industry.
Entrepreneurship
From opening our website to artists and small businesses to our full embrace of a blockchain future, we're always looking for what's next.
Social Responsibility
Overstock actively supports several local and national charities, offers carbon-neutral shipping, and is a fur- and ivory-free retailer.
Our History
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1999: A Closer Look
- Dr. Patrick M. Byrne acquired the company Discounts Direct and rebranded it as Overstock.com.
- The New York Times featured Overstock.com as the website with “highest gain in average daily visitors.”
- Ended the year with $1.8M in revenue.
Overstock Cares
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
We're honored to support Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF). Since 1980, SOWF has supported over 1,100 children of the over 1,000 special operations service members.
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Best Friends Animal Society
Partnering with Best Friends Animal Society is a perfect fit for Overstock™. After all, we're neighbors. Like Best Friends, Overstock™ has a base in utah and a national presence.
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Awards & Recognition
Industry leaders and influencers recognize Overstock as one of the most trustworthy retail companies in the U.S., ranking high for both customer and employee satisfaction.
