Ted Decker

Edward "Ted" Decker (born 1963) is an American businessman who since 2022 has been the CEO and president of the world's largest home improvement company, The Home Depot. He became the chairman of the company in 2022.

Early life Edward Decker grew up in Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, and attended Fairview High School there. In his high school years, he began managing landscaping and gardening for both residential and commercial customers, after having mowed and helped landscape his family's lawn from the age of eight.

Decker graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1985 with a BA in English and from Carnegie Mellon University in 1993 with an MBA.

Career Prior to working for The Home Depot, Decker worked in Australia and Pittsburgh for PNC and worked in business development and finance positions at Kimberly-Clark and their property Scott Paper Company, moving to England and Atlanta for the latter positions. As CEO, Decker announced Home Depot's record earnings and sales quarter, the company partially citing a global rise in inflation, though Decker also pointed to the rise in "DIY" home projects as bolstering spending.

In August 2022, the board of Home Depot announced that it had elected Decker to assume the position of chairman on October 1 that year, replacing the retiring Craig Menear, who Decker had previously replaced as CEO and company president.

Personal life

Decker and his wife Cathy (née Creekmore

Decker has donated at least $5,800 to the 2024 re-election campaigns of Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.