BrainTrust

The BrainTrust is a panel of retail industry experts and thought leaders who regularly provide insights and analysis at RetailWire.

Membership: BrainTrust members are reviewed and qualified to join the panel based on their expertise and industry reputation.

101 Braintrust Members
Neil Saunders
Managing Director
GlobalData
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Gene Detroyer
Professor, International Business
Guizhou University of Finance & Economics and University of Sanya China
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Jeff Sward
Founding Partner
Merchandising Metrics
2678 comments
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Shep Hyken
Chief Amazement Officer
Shepard Presentations, LLC
2316 comments
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Georganne Bender
Principal
KIZER & BENDER Speaking
2263 comments
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Mark Ryski
Founder, CEO & Author
HeadCount Corporation
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Bob Amster
Principal
Retail Technology Group
2019 comments
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Ryan Mathews
Founder, CEO
Black Monk Consulting
1785 comments
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Cathy Hotka
Principal
Cathy Hotka & Associates
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Ricardo Belmar
Retail Transformation & Go-To-Market Advisor & Strategist
1728 comments
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Doug Garnett
President
Protonik
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Dick Seesel
Principal
Retailing In Focus LLC
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Gary Sankary
Retail Industry Strategy
Esri
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Mohamed Amer, PhD
CEO & Strategic Board Advisor
Strategy Doctor
1440 comments
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Lisa Goller
Founder
Lisa Goller Marketing
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Richard Hernandez
Executive Search Leader
RJR Executive Search
1411 comments
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David Naumann
Marketing Strategy Lead - Retail, Travel & Distribution
Verizon
1330 comments
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Bob Phibbs
President/CEO
The Retail Doctor
1242 comments
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Dave Bruno
Director, Retail Market Insights
Aptos
1105 comments
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Patricia Vekich Waldron
Contributing Editor
RetailWire
1078 comments
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Rich Kizer
Partner
KIZER & BENDER Speaking
1039 comments
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Ananda Chakravarty
VP of Research
IDC Retail Insights
1012 comments
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Richard J. George, Ph.D.
Professor of Food Marketing
Haub School of Business, Saint Joseph's University
1005 comments
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Jamie Tenser
President
VSN Media, LLC, dba VSN Strategies
993 comments
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Brad Halverson
Principal
Clearbrand CX
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Peter Charness
Retail Strategy - UST Global
915 comments
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Kai Clarke
CEO
American Retail Consultants
908 comments
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Mark Self
President and CEO
Vector Textiles
815 comments
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David Spear
President, Retail
OrderlyMeds
789 comments
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David Biernbaum
Founder & President
David Biernbaum & Associates LLC
784 comments
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Anil Patel
CEO
HotWax Commerce
754 comments
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Carol Spieckerman
President
Spieckerman Retail
691 comments
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Dave Wendland
Vice President
Strategic RelationsHamacher Resource Group
691 comments
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Melissa Minkow
Global Director, Retail Strategy
CI&T
687 comments
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Kenneth Leung
Retail and Customer Experience Expert
683 comments
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DeAnn Campbell
Chief Strategy Officer
Hoobil8
632 comments
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Oliver Guy
Global Industry Architect
Microsoft Retail
557 comments
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Brian Numainville
Principal
The Feedback Group
526 comments
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David Weinand
Chief Customer Officer
Incisiv
470 comments
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John Karolefski
Editor-in-Chief
CPGmatters
455 comments
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Liza Amlani
Principal and Founder
Retail Strategy Group
402 comments
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Scott Benedict
Founder & CEO
Benedict Enterprises, LLC
352 comments
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David Slavick
Co-Founder & Partner
Ascendant Loyalty
334 comments
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Brian Cluster
Sr. Director of BI
BUILT BARS
331 comments
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Lucille DeHart
Principal
MKT Marketing Services/Columbus Consulting
301 comments
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Mark Price
Adjunct Professor of AI and Analytics
University of St. Thomas
293 comments
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Ron Margulis
Writer, Editor, Consultant
RAM Communications
291 comments
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Brian Delp
President - Sales & Global Licensing
Himatsingka Group
268 comments
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John Hennessy
Founder & President
Hennessy Advisory
268 comments
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Joel Rubinson
President
Rubinson Partners, Inc.
262 comments
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Christopher P. Ramey
President
Affluent Insights & The Home Trust International
252 comments
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John Lietsch
CEO/Founder
Align Business Consulting
249 comments
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Raj B. Shroff
Founder & Principal
PINE
244 comments
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Carlos Arámbula
Principal
Growth Genie Partners
235 comments
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Allison McCabe
Director Retail Technology
enVista
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Perry Kramer
Managing Partner
Retail Consulting Partners
228 comments
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Verlin Youd
MD
Strategic Startup Advisors
227 comments
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Christine Russo
Principal
Retail Creative and Consulting Agency
216 comments
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Mohammad Ahsen
Co-Founder & COO
Customer Maps
209 comments
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Jeff Hall
President
CX Group
199 comments
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Ray Riley
Chief Executive Officer
Progress Retail
198 comments
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Nolan Wheeler
Founder and CEO
SYNQ
192 comments
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Trevor Sumner
Head of AI and Data Platform Products
Raydiant
181 comments
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Kevin Graff
President
Graff Retail
162 comments
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Frank Margolis
Executive Director, Growth Marketing & Business Development
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
149 comments
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Chuck Ehredt
CEO
Currency Alliance
140 comments
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Karen Wong
Co-Founder & CEO
TakuLabs Ltd.
138 comments
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Keith Anderson
SVP, Strategy & Insight
Profitero
124 comments
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Clay Parnell
President and Managing Partner
Parker Avery Group
89 comments
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Gwen Morrison
Partner
Candezent Advisory & Retail Cities
73 comments
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Lisa Taylor
Retail Consultant
JL Buchanan
69 comments
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Pamela Kaplan
Principal
PK Consulting
68 comments
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Adam Dumey
Global VP - Retail
World Wide Technology
67 comments
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Ashish Chaturvedi
Executive Research Leader
HFS Research
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Shannon Flanagan
CEO & Founder
Retail Connected
46 comments
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Sarah Pelton
Partner
Cambridge Retail Advisors
45 comments
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Gail Rodwell-Simon
Strategic Retail Advisor
SPARX Advisory Group
39 comments
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Warren Shoulberg
Senior Contributor
The Robin Report
34 comments
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Alex Siskos
SVP Strategy
Everseen
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Bradley Cooper
Associate VP, Technology
SASR Workforce Solutions
24 comments
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Albert Thompson
Director, Digital Innovation
Transient Identiti
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Arnjah Dillard
North America Retail Practice Lead
Stibo Systems
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Alex Walderman
Director of Business Development
SOLUM
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Boran Cakir
Co-Founder & CEO
frnt
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Ben Dutter
Chief Strategy Officer
Power Digital
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Shannon Wu-Lebron
VP of Industry Strategy & Growth
Neudesic
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Ian Scott
Director
Ian Scott Retail Consulting Ltd
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Michael Mollitor
Consultant
Michael Mollitor Consulting
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Romit Bhatia
Associate Partner
IBM
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Kristin Shane
EVP Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer
The Guitar Center
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Kimberly Morgan
Partner & Membership Operations Lead
Retail Women in Tech
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Kirat Anand
Venture Partner
Ajax.Capital
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Antonio Colicchio
Founder/Owner
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Kunal Bhattacharya
Principal Consultant
SAP America
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Gary Jain
CEO
Ledger Labs
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Melissa Moore
Founder
The Retail Advisor
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Yvonne Magnusson
Retail & Consumer CEO | Board Professional & Senior Advisor
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About the BrainTrust

The BrainTrust panel consists of about 100 retail executives, tech leaders, analysts, consultants, and academics who share their knowledge and experience with the retail community through commentary, articles, webinars, podcasts, and other media.