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Lewis Leo (Lee) Bird III (born May 14, 1964) is an American business executive who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the At Home Group Inc. Bird is a member of the Ownership Advisory Group of the NHL Dallas Stars since 2013, a member of the National Advisory Council of the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business since 2014,  and a member of the Board of The Larry H. Miller Company since 2017.

Early life and education
Lee Bird is the youngest of two children born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Lewis Leo Bird Jr. and Merry Mabbett. Bird’s first job was as a dishwasher when he was 14, where he stated he learned the value of a college education.

In 1986, Bird earned a bachelor's degree in finance at Ithaca College where he was also an NCAA All American in swimming. In 1990, Bird earned his MBA at Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business in Massachusetts.

Career
In 1986, Bird served as an Assistant Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer for BayBanks, Inc.

Before entering the retail/consumer industry, Bird held various strategic and financial positions for Ford Motor Company, Honeywell/Allied Signal, Inc., and Gateway, Inc. from 1993 to 2001.

From 2001 to 2003, Bird held the position of Chief Financial Officer for Old Navy. From 2003 to 2006, Bird served as Chief Operating Officer for Gap. From 2006 to 2009, Bird joined Nike Inc. and held the position of Group President for Nike Affiliates.

Bird served from 2011 to 2012 as Managing Director/Consuming Practice Leader of The Gores Group, a global private equity firm.

Bird joined Garden Ridge in 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer. He transformed the company to At Home Group Inc., growing the retailer to over 250 stores.

Bird previously served on the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Ithaca College.

Personal life
Bird married Linda Partridge in 1986. They are parents to eight children. In 1991, their third child, Kelsey, passed 13 days after she was born due to complications of a heart defect. In 2018, the Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium at Ithaca College was named in her honor.

He has been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints since the age of 10. His wife, Linda, is also a member and Bird baptized her when she was 21.

In 2009, Bird was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and was told his cancer was incurable. He pursued other options and participated in an experimental trial at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. After months of following the protocol and enduring painful side effects, the treatment was successful. Bird is in full remission and cancer-free.

In 2021, Bird accepted a call to serve as Stake President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the Lewisville Texas Stake. As Stake President, Bird presides over nine congregations and roughly 3,600 church members in west Lewisville, Flower Mound, Highland Village, Argyle, Lantana, Lake Dallas, and other surrounding areas.

Awards and honors
1985 All American Swimming – NCCA Division III

2006 San Francisco Bay Area Father of the Year – American Diabetes Association & Father’s Day Council

2009 Professional Achievement Award – Ithaca College

2017 EY Entrepreneur of The Year® Retail and Hospitality Award - Southwest Region

2017 Retail Executive of the Year – American Business Awards

2018 Most Admired CEO – Dallas Business Journal

2018 Wheatley Distinguished Lecturer in Business Ethics – The Wheatley Institution & BYU Marriott Business School