Erik Gershwind

Director/Board Member at MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.

Net worth: 243 M $ as of 2026-08-30

55 year

61 connections

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Presently, Erik David Gershwind is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Sid Tool Co., Inc. (a subsidiary of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.). Mr. Gershwind is also on the board of Penn Libraries, Gershwind Foundation and Jacobson Foundation. He received an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate degree from Harvard Law School.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. CLASS A 3.65%	2026-01-26	2,040,303 ( 3.65% )	243 M $	2026-08-30

Erik Gershwind active positions

Companies	Position	Start
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.	Director/Board Member	2010-09-30
Penn Libraries Penn Libraries Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-
Gershwind Foundation Gershwind Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as charitable foundation	Director/Board Member	-
Jacobson Foundation Jacobson Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Erik Gershwind

Companies	Position	End
Sid Tool Co., Inc. Sid Tool Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Supplies industrial equipment and tools	Chief Executive Officer	2025-12-30

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Private companies	7
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products	Distribution Services
Sid Tool Co., Inc. Sid Tool Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Supplies industrial equipment and tools	Distribution Services
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Penn Libraries Penn Libraries Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Gershwind Foundation Gershwind Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as charitable foundation	Miscellaneous
Jacobson Foundation Jacobson Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous