Derek Bouchard-Hall, former US pro criterium champion and executive at the online cycling retailer Wiggle, will take over as the CEO and President of USA Cycling in June, the organisation’s Board of Directors announced on Thursday. Bouchard-Hall will take the place of Steve Johnson, who will step down after a nine-year term.
“I could not be more excited to be returning to the sport I love at this time in its history,” Bouchard-Hall said. “We hope to capitalize on the very positive aspects of cycling, including the growth of women's cycling and the broadening of participation in cycling by those seeking to improve their fitness and well-being. I can’t wait to get started."
Bouchard-Hall, 45, is a former member of the US national cycling team. He was a member of successful American-based teams Shaklee from 1994-98 and Mercury Cycling Team from 1998 until he retired in 2002. His career highlights on the road include winning the US pro criterium championships in Downers Grove, and he competed in international events Paris-Roubaix, Gent-Wevelgem and Criterium International. He was also a member of the team pursuit squad at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
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Bouchard-Hall, who grew up in Massachusetts, was as devoted to his excellence in education as he was to his cycling career. He holds degrees in Structural Engineering from Stanford, Architectural Engineering from Princeton and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
He began a post-cycling career in consulting with Ernst & Young in Boston and then with McKinsey in London. At McKinsey, he focused on designing and implementing change programs across a range of commercial and governmental organizations. He joined Wiggle in 2011.
“We hired Derek based on his business background,” USA Cycling Board of Directors Chairman Bob Stapleton told Cyclingnews. “Wiggle succeed based on how they engage, retain and grow their customer base, daily and hourly. That is super relevant and mission critical for USA Cycling. Perhaps more subtle in his background is that he has really been an architect and a leader for change.
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