The RMI Advisory Board
RMI has assembled CEOs, Presidents, EVPs, CMOs and Directors from influential Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area and leading brand companies. The Advisory Board meets twice a year to provide insights and perspective to ensure RMI remains a top destination for a retail business education. The advisory board members are listed below. Our industry fellows are listed here and our technology advisory committee is listed here.
Kirthi Kalyanam, Ph.D.
RMI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Barry Feld
99 Cents Only Stores
RMI ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN
Kamelia Aryafar
Director of Engineering, Cloud Artificial Intelligence
Google
Kris Bazán
Worldwide Retail Senior Director for Consumer Marketing,
Apple
Class of 1992/MBA '99
Karl Bracken
Executive Vice President, Merchandising & Private Brands, Guitar Center Inc.
Mark Brashear
Consulting and Serving on the Board of Directors
Class of 1983
Soumik Chatterjee
Vice President Corporate Strategy,
Petco
Michelle DeMartini Wlazlo
Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer
J.C. Penney
Barry Gilbert
Wine VIP, Owner/Operator
Gautam Gupta
M13 Ventures, Partner
Michelle Kennedy
SVP Talent/HR
Williams Sonoma Inc.
Mark Lavelle
Chief Executive Officer
X Delivery
Jim Miller
CTO, Board Member and Advisor,
Wayfair, Inc.
Matt Murphy
Partner,
Montage Ventures
Class of 2002
Mike Osorio
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
Tori Richard Ltd.
Class of 1984
Gisel Ruiz
Retired EVP, Chief Operations Officer
Sam's Club
Class of 1992
Michael Schriver
Group President LVMH North Asia
Louis Vuitton
John Strain
Chief Digital & Technology Officer,
Gap Inc.
Class of 1990
Kent Anderson
CEO & Former President,
Macys.com
Emeritus
Ken Duane
Vice Chairman - Wholesale Apparel,
Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) Corp.
David Folkman
Former CEO,
Espirit and Emporium
Emeritus
Ellen Magnin Newman
President,
Ellen Newman Associates
Emeritus
Philip S. Schlein
Former General Partner - USVP,
Mavatar Technologies Inc
Emeritus
Joseph Tomaselli
Former VP Global Apparel Sourcing,
Nike
Emeritus