Assembling the World's Greatest Team

The Run of Hope Liberty Torch Relay brings together the very best in their fields. World-class leaders in mass participation, torch relays, major events, route development, operations, security, VIP protection and partnerships, each bringing exceptional expertise, experience and a shared ambition to create something extraordinary.

Together, we’re combining the precision, symbolism and tradition of a torch relay with the scale, energy and power of a mass participation event.

This is a team built to think bigger, challenge convention and bring together extraordinary expertise to make the seemingly impossible a reality.

Dave McGillivray

Dave McGillivray’s extraordinary career spans more than 1,400 events worldwide, including the Olympic Games, the Triathlon World Championship and the Boston Marathon, establishing him as one of the most accomplished leaders in international endurance sports and major event production.

For nearly four decades, Dave has helped lead the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon, through extraordinary growth, extreme weather and the unprecedented crisis of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath.

His philanthropic efforts, have collectively raised more than $200 million for charitable causes.

An exceptional endurance athlete in his own right, Dave ran 3,452 miles across America, completed seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, finished 10 IRONMAN World Championships and has run 169 marathons. He is estimated to have covered more than 160,000 miles during his lifetime.

His extraordinary achievements have earned him induction into multiple sporting Halls of Fame.

Jim Garner

Director of Security & VIP Protection

Jim Garner is a highly experienced security and VIP protection professional who has provided personal security for some of the world’s most recognisable figures in film, music and entertainment.

His distinguished career includes providing security for numerous high-profile personalities, including Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Nicolas Cage, Madonna, Johnny Depp, and many more.

Jim brings exceptional experience in close protection, high-profile security, discretion and VIP management to The Run of Hope Liberty Torch Relay. His expertise will be invaluable in helping safeguard distinguished guests, celebrity participants and VIPs throughout this extraordinary 77-city American event.

Josh Reed

Josh Reed is an accomplished event operations leader who has worked on more than 1,000 events since 2006, including the New York City Marathon, Houston Marathon, Ragnar Relay and Ironman, as well as more than 20 of the 100 largest races in the United States.

His experience spans race direction, route development, permitting, logistics, event production and operational technology. Having traveled through all 48 continental states and lived in seven, Josh brings an exceptional firsthand knowledge of America together with deep expertise in mapping, pace prediction and course-management systems.

Stu Davies

Stu Davies is an accomplished international event operations and logistics leader with more than 20 years’ experience delivering some of the world’s most prestigious sporting and global events. His career spans multiple Olympic and Paralympic Games, FIFA World Cups, the Rugby World Cup, the UEFA Champions League Final, the Commonwealth Games and the Queen’s Baton Relay. For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Stu served as Operations Director for Visa’s Hospitality program in Miami, adding another senior leadership role to an exceptional career at the highest level of international sport. With extensive expertise across event operations, logistics, transport, fleet and major-event delivery, Stu brings a remarkable depth of experience to the Run of Hope Liberty Torch Relay

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