Dale R. Carlsen
Chief Executive Officer at Ticket To Dream Foundation
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Dale R.
Carlsen is the founder of The Sleep Train, Inc. (1985) and Ticket To Dream Foundation (2008).
He was the CEO of The Sleep Train, Inc. from 1985 to 2015 and the CEO of Ticket To Dream Foundation since 2008.
Currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Bunker Wilson LLC, President & Chief Strategy Officer of ULURU Delaware, Inc., and Chairman-Advisory Board of The Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
He is also an Investment Board Member of Moneta Ventures LLC and an Advisor of Growth Factory.
Previously, he was the Executive Vice Chairman of Mattress Firm Holding Corp.
from 2015 to 2016 and the President of Mattress Firm, Inc. from 2015 to 2017.
Mr. Carlsen received his undergraduate degree from California State University-Sacramento in 1984.
Dale R. Carlsen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
ULURU Delaware, Inc.
 ULURU Delaware, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Part of ULURU, Inc., ULURU Delaware, Inc. develops drug delivery systems. The private company is based in Virginia Beach, VA. The CEO of the company is R. Stephen Stagner. | President | 2014-10-19 |
| Ticket To Dream Foundation | Chief Executive Officer | 2007-12-31 |
Moneta Ventures LLC
 Moneta Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Moneta Ventures LLC (Moneta Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Lokesh Sikaria. The firm is headquartered in Folsom, California. | Director/Board Member | - |
| The Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Chairman | 2017-10-31 |
| Bunker Wilson LLC | Chief Executive Officer | 2014-12-31 |
Growth Factory
 Growth Factory Investment ManagersFinance Growth Factory(Growth Factory) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Monique Brown and Souhail Khoury. The firm is headquartered in California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Dale R. Carlsen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Mattress Firm, Inc.
 Mattress Firm, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Mattress Firm, Inc. offers mattresses and related products. It offers a broad selection of both traditional and specialty mattresses, bedding accessories and related products. The firm markets its products under the brand name of Sealy, Serta, Stearns and Foster, Tempur-Pedic, and Simmons. The company was founded by Paul Stork, Harry Roberts, and Stephen G. Fendrich in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | President | 2016-12-31 |
The Sleep Train, Inc.
 The Sleep Train, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade The Sleep Train, Inc. owns and operates mattress stores. The firm's products include tempur-pedic, sealy, serta, simmons, stearns and foster, compare mattress collections, movable beds, storage, boxsprings, wood headboards, iron headboards, platform beds, salem daybed in mahogany, matrix convertible bed in java and premium bedding protection kit. The company was founded by Dale R. Carlsen in 1985 and is headquartered in Rocklin, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-01-01 |
Training of Dale R. Carlsen
| California State University-Sacramento | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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The Sleep Train, Inc.
The Sleep Train, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade The Sleep Train, Inc. owns and operates mattress stores. The firm's products include tempur-pedic, sealy, serta, simmons, stearns and foster, compare mattress collections, movable beds, storage, boxsprings, wood headboards, iron headboards, platform beds, salem daybed in mahogany, matrix convertible bed in java and premium bedding protection kit. The company was founded by Dale R. Carlsen in 1985 and is headquartered in Rocklin, CA. | Retail Trade |
Mattress Firm, Inc.
Mattress Firm, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Mattress Firm, Inc. offers mattresses and related products. It offers a broad selection of both traditional and specialty mattresses, bedding accessories and related products. The firm markets its products under the brand name of Sealy, Serta, Stearns and Foster, Tempur-Pedic, and Simmons. The company was founded by Paul Stork, Harry Roberts, and Stephen G. Fendrich in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Retail Trade |
ULURU Delaware, Inc.
ULURU Delaware, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Part of ULURU, Inc., ULURU Delaware, Inc. develops drug delivery systems. The private company is based in Virginia Beach, VA. The CEO of the company is R. Stephen Stagner. | Health Technology |
Moneta Ventures LLC
Moneta Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Moneta Ventures LLC (Moneta Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Lokesh Sikaria. The firm is headquartered in Folsom, California. | Finance |
| The Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship | |
Growth Factory
Growth Factory Investment ManagersFinance Growth Factory(Growth Factory) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Monique Brown and Souhail Khoury. The firm is headquartered in California. | Finance |
| Bunker Wilson LLC | |
| Ticket To Dream Foundation |
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