ADVISORY BOARD

The Baker Retailing Center Advisory Board brings together retail leaders from some of the world’s most recognizable retailers and brands. This group of executives meets biannually to discuss trending industry topics and provide input on Center strategy.

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Laura Alber (C90)

CEO
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

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Mohammed Alshaya (WG85)

Executive Chairman
Alshaya Group

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Jay Baker (W56)

Former President & Director,
Kohl’s Corporation;
Chairman, Jay H. Baker Retailing Center Advisory Board

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Tim Baxter

Former CEO
Express

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Stacey Bendet (C99)

Founder, CEO & Creative Director
Alice + Olivia

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Dorrit Bern

Former Chairman, President & CEO
Charming Shoppes, Inc.

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Rick Blackshaw (WG04)

Former President
HEYDUDE

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Steve Bratspies (WG94)

CEO
Hanesbrands Inc.

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Tory Burch (C88)

Founder, Designer & Executive Chairman
Tory Burch LLC

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Emanuel Chirico

Chairman & Former CEO
PVH Corporation

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Silas Chou

President & CEO
Novel Enterprises Ltd.

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Maxine Clark

Founder, Former CEO & Chairman of the Board
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

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Isaac Dabah

CEO
Delta Galil Industries

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Tom Edwards (W86, WG93)

EVP, CFO & COO
Capri Holdings Ltd.

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Oscar Feldenkreis

Vice Chairman, President & COO
Perry Ellis International

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Marshall Fisher

UPS Professor, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions
The Wharton School

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Michael Fleisher (W87)

Former CFO
Wayfair Inc.

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Jeffery Fowler

CEO
Olujo

CEO
Mizz Korea

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Michael George

Former President & CEO
Qurate Retail, Inc.

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Morris Goldfarb

Chairman & CEO
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.

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Joseph Gromek

Former Chairman of the Board
Tumi, Inc.

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Sam Haddad (W93)

Principal & Owner
Haddad Brands

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Brendan Hoffman (C90, WG97)

CEO
Vince

Co-founder & CEO
P180

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Denise Incandela (WG92)

EVP, Fashion Division
Walmart U.S.

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Edwin Keh

Advisor, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Ltd.
Lecturer, The Wharton School

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Thomas A. Kingsbury

Former CEO
Kohl’s Corporation

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William P. Lauder (W83)

Chair of the Board
The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.

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Patrice Louvet

President & CEO
Ralph Lauren Corporation

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Jerry Marcus (WG79)

Vice Chair, Global Banking
UBS

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Billy May

CEO & Board Director
Brooklinen

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Lee McCabe

Partner
Claymore Partners

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Marc J. Metrick

CEO
Saks

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Kevin Plank

Founder, President & CEO
Under Armour, Inc.

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Jorge Pont Sanchez

Assistant to the Chairman, Director, International Expansion
El Corte Ingles Group

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Bruce Rockowitz

Former Vice Chairman & CEO
Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.

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Andrew Rosen

Founder & Advisor
Theory

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Pierre-Yves Roussel (WG93)

CEO
Tory Burch LLC

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Matthew Rubel

Chairman, Executive Board
MidOcean Partners

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Stephen Sadove

Founding Partner
JW Levin Management Partners

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Mark Schwartz (W79)

CEO
Palladin Consumer Retail Partners

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Daniel Schwarzwalder (WG72)

Advisory Board Member
Tigergroup.com

Former Senior Managing Director
Buckingham Capital Management

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Joseph Sheetz (W89)

Chairman
Sheetz, Inc.

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Steven Silverstein (WG85)

President & CEO
Spencer Spirit Holdings, Inc.

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Ikdeep Singh (WG07)

President
Mars Pet Nutrition

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Edward W. Stack

Executive Chairman
DICK’s Sporting Goods

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Michael Theilmann

EVP & Chief HR Officer
Albertsons Companies

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Nicolas Topiol (WG91)

CEO
Christian Lacroix SNC

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Victoria Vandagriff

President of Business Development
IHL Group

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Daniella Vitale

CEO, North America
Salvatore Ferragamo