Speakers Bio

Dave McGillivray first gained national prominence in 1978 when he ran across the United States, covering a total distance of 3,452 miles, to raise money for charity. Combining a hobby with a vocation, McGillivray successfully transformed his athletic achievements into a sports management business.



His company, DMSE Inc. (Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises), has produced more than 650 mass-participatory athletic events throughout the world, including 17 Boston Marathons, the 1990 Triathlon World Championship, the 1998 Goodwill Games Triathlon, and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and the 2004 USA Women's Olympic Marathon Trials. Since that initial cross country trek, McGillivray has accomplished numerous other exciting and inspirational feats both athletically and professionally.



McGillivray has completed eight Hawaii Ironman Triathlons and has run 116 marathons, including 32 consecutive Boston Marathons. He has run up the East Coast of the U.S. and completed a 24-hour run, a 24-hour bike ride and a 24-hour swim, all for charity. Beginning at age 12, he has commemorated his birthday by running the number of miles that correspond with his age.



His 20-plus-year career in the sport of road racing and triathlon earned him the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to him by Competitor Magazine. McGillivray was also presented with the prestigious "Race Director of the Year" award by Road Race Management, Inc., and sponsored by Running Times magazine.



Running is the tool he uses to set goals and achieve goals; motivate others; maintain health, both mental and physical and give back to the community. The DMSE Foundation is McGillivray's newest endeavor and is a foundation he established to help support challenged athletes and address childhood obesity.



McGillivray lives in North Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife, Katie and his two sons, Ryan and Max, ages 13 and 9 respectively. When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, Ryan says, "A race director like my dad." Dave McGillivray serves as a role model for all of us who seek to be the very best in our professional and personal lives.