Jack Joyce (businessman)
Jack Joyce (December 10, 1942 – May 27, 2014) was an American
Portland Business Journal has called Joyce, "One of the men most responsible for Oregon's reputation as one of the nation's preeminent beer-making regions."[1] Joyce was also one of the original executives at Nike during the company's early years.[1][2] Rogue Ales was producing 105,000 barrels by 2013, ranking it among the top twenty-five craft breweries in the United States.[3]
Jack Joyce graduated from the
Theta Chi Fraternity.[2] In 1962, Joyce became friends with one of his fellow fraternity member, Bob Woodell.[2] Joyce and Woodell eventually become executives at Nike.[2] They would also co-found Rogue Ales in 1988.[2]
Joyce began his career as a lawyer and
business executives, helped to lay foundations for Nike's future growth.[1] He partnered with another company executive, Rob Strasser, to lower Nike's expenses during the 1980s.[2] Joyce also led Nike's efforts to compete against one of Nike's main rivals, Reebok, which had unexpectedly achieved success with a competing line of aerobics shoes.[2]
In 1988, Joyce joined with two other Nike executives, Bob Woodell and
brew pub in 1989 on the Newport, Oregon, waterfront.[3] Joyce had found the Newport location and felt it was a better site than the original brewery in Ashland.[2]
Joyce also owned and operated dozens of acres of farmland in Corvallis, Oregon, calling himself a "farming lawyer."[3] The Rogue Ales company formerly leased Rogue Farms Hopyard, in Independence, Oregon, which it offered farmhouse accommodations, beer tastings and wedding venues.[3]
Joyce died from a heart attack in
Solicitor General of Oregon.[2]
References
- ^ Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ a b c d McAlice Currie, Carol (2014-05-28). "Co-founder of Rogue Ales dies". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2014-06-25.