Doug Hamlin

Douglas Hamlin is an American publisher and businessman who has been chief executive officer (CEO) and executive vice president (EVP) of the National Rifle Association (NRA) since 2024.

Hamlin served the United States Marine Corps for six years before working in publishing. He worked for the Petersen Publishing Company, publishing Motor Trend and Guns & Ammo. He joined the NRA as executive director of publications in 2013, where the NRA credited him with saving the organization US$30 million by improving efficiency. He was appointed CEO and EVP in May 2024, marketed as a reformist against previous CEO Wayne LaPierre. After being appointed CEO, a case resurfaced where Hamlin and four Alpha Delta Phi fraternity members at the University of Michigan killed a cat in 1979, leading to calls to suspend Hamlin.