Majestic passion: Rick Mack, HR director for the U.S. Olympic Committee, is on a mission to preserve Olympic ideals

HR Magazine, Dec, 2004 by Ann Pomeroy

RELATED ARTICLE: At a Glance: Rick Mack

Personal: Age 55. Born in Greeneville, Tenn., raised in Bucks County, Pa. Lives with his wife, son and daughter in Monument, Colo.

Current job: Managing director of human resources at the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs, Colo., 1990-2000 and 2002-present.

Previous jobs: A commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, he has held human resource positions in Denver, San Diego and the United Kingdom. He left HR briefly to serve as vice president of a philanthropy consulting firm and then as executive director of the National Archery Association, one of the national governing bodies of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Education: Holds a bachelor's degree in speech communications from Penn State University and a master's degree in operations management from the University of Arkansas.

ANN POMEROY IS SENIOR WRITER FOR HR MAGAZINE.