Academy Appoints New Chief Information Officer

KATY, Texas (March 6, 2025) – Academy Sports + Outdoors announced the appointment of Sumit Anand to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In this position, Anand will oversee all enterprise technology operations including cybersecurity, IT infrastructure and operations and IT shared services supporting the company’s corporate, distribution center and retail initiatives.

Prior to joining Academy, he served in a variety of executive roles for At Home, based in Dallas, including Chief Information Officer and Head of Strategy. He was previously Senior Vice President of Business and Technology Transformation at Signet Jewelers as well as holding leadership roles with Accenture.

Anand joined Academy in March 2025 and reports directly to CEO Steve Lawrence.