Craig Menear is the retired chairman and CEO of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, with over four decades of experience in the business. Menear joined The Home Depot in 1997 as a merchant and held various leadership roles within the company, including President U.S. Retail and Executive Vice President of Merchandising. He was appointed CEO in November 2014, serving in that capacity until February 2022, and as Chair in February 2015 until retiring in September 2022.

Menear was recognized as a respected and influential leader in the retail industry and has been named to several lists of top CEOs and business executives. Menear served on the board of directors of the Retail Industry Leaders Association; the Atlanta Committee for Progress, a partnership between the Mayor and top business, civic, and academic leaders; the executive committee of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, and currently serves as a director on the board of Camp Southern Ground, Junior Achievement’s 3DE high school education re-engineering initiative, and JA USA. In addition to these efforts, his family is active in supporting the Salvation Army in Atlanta and their church.

Menear earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. In 2017, he was honored with MSU's Distinguished Alumni Award for his business accomplishments and commitment to philanthropic initiatives. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree from MSU in 2021.