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Overview
Brand Council
Ascendant Council
Members
Sponsors
Events
Semi-Annual Gatherings
Ascendant Connect
About
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Collaborate with the most transformative
marketers + merchandisers
spearheading today's retail revolution
TRANSFORMATIVE
MARKETERS +
MERCHANDISERS
Shawn Outler
EVP, Chief Diversity Officer
Macy’s
SPEARHEADING THE
SEAMLESS
RETAIL
R/EVOLUTION
Emily Culp
CEO
Cover FX Skincare Inc
NEW +
EXISTING
COMMERCE
CHANNELS
Brian Quinn
President
OpenSlate
DRIVING
BUSINESS
GROWTH
+
BRAND LOVE
Elizabeth Pizzinato
Principal
InSide Out International
NOMINATED
+ VETTED
PROFESSIONAL
WORK
Dave Morgan
Founder, CEO
Simulmedia
Jennifer Kasper
Industry Manager, Fashion & Luxury Retail, (Former)
Facebook
peers
Helping
peers
ascend
Nikhil Raj
Expert Partner
Bain & Company
DOMAIN
+
CAREER
EXPERTISE
Robin Amos Kahn
Senior Coach
Own the Room
100+ EXECS
1½ DAYS
2X YEAR
Bethlee McLaughlin
SVP, Project Managemnet Office & Change Mannagement (former)
HSN
Jim Nichols
CMO
Partnerize
SUBSTANCE
+
FUN
Ross Halleck
VIntner & Owner
Halleck Vineyards
Serena Potter
GVP, Digital Media Strategy (former)
Macy’s
+
MORE
FUN
Silvia Orsi
Global Partner Lead
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp at Facebook Inc
DRIVE
YOUR
BUSINESS
+
CAREER
Vasanthi Chandra
GM, Product Marketing & Product Management Leader
Amazon Web Services
INTRODUCING
THE
RETAIL
ASCENDANT
Deepak Masand
Global Head (CMO) of Print Marketing
HP
Caleb Hunt
Senior Strategic Brand Marketer
Intangible Value LLC
TRANSFORMATIVE
MARKETERS +
MERCHANDISERS
Shawn Outler
EVP, Chief Diversity Officer
Macy’s
SPEARHEADING THE
SEAMLESS
RETAIL
R/EVOLUTION
Emily Culp
CEO
Cover FX Skincare Inc
NEW +
EXISTING
COMMERCE
CHANNELS
Brian Quinn
President
OpenSlate
DRIVING
BUSINESS
GROWTH
+
BRAND LOVE
Elizabeth Pizzinato
Principal
InSide Out International
NOMINATED
+ VETTED
PROFESSIONAL
WORK
Dave Morgan
Founder, CEO
Simulmedia
Jennifer Kasper
Industry Manager, Fashion & Luxury Retail, (Former)
Facebook
peers
Helping
peers
ascend
Nikhil Raj
Expert Partner
Bain & Company
DOMAIN
+
CAREER
EXPERTISE
Robin Amos Kahn
Senior Coach
Own the Room
100+ EXECS
1½ DAYS
2X YEAR
Bethlee McLaughlin
SVP, Project Managemnet Office & Change Mannagement (former)
HSN
Jim Nichols
CMO
Partnerize
SUBSTANCE
+
FUN
Ross Halleck
VIntner & Owner
Halleck Vineyards
Serena Potter
GVP, Digital Media Strategy (former)
Macy’s
+
MORE
FUN
Silvia Orsi
Global Partner Lead
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp at Facebook Inc
DRIVE
YOUR
BUSINESS
+
CAREER
Vasanthi Chandra
GM, Product Marketing & Product Management Leader
Amazon Web Services
INTRODUCING
THE
RETAIL
ASCENDANT
Deepak Masand
Global Head (CMO) of Print Marketing
HP
Caleb Hunt
Senior Strategic Brand Marketer
Intangible Value LLC
THE RETAIL ASCENDANT COUNCIL
Aaron Magness
CMO
Brandless
Brand Council since ‘15
Abe Thomas
GM, Strategy & Insights, Microsoft Stores
Microsoft
Adam Kleinberg
CEO & Co-Founder
Traction
Adam Sirois
CRO
BounceX
Alan Wizemann
Chief Digital Officer
Dollar Shave Club
Alison Corcoran
President, DentaQuest Partnership; EVP & CMO
DentaQuest
Amit Shah
CMO
1800flowers.com
Andrew Clarke
CEO
francesca's
Angela Caltagirone
SVP, Global Digital & Brand
Vionic Group LLC
Retail since ‘92
Brand Council since ‘15
Angela Hsu
SVP, Marketing & eCommerce
Lamps Plus Inc.
Anne Zybowski
Team Leader, eCommerce Business Development
The Clorox Company
Annemarie Frank
CMO
Ideal Image
Retail since ‘08
Brand Council since ‘15
Antonio Sciuto
SVP, Strategic Customer Advisor
Salesforce
Apu Gupta
CEO & Co-Founder
Curalate
Babs Rangaiah
Executive Partner, Global Marketing iX
IBM
Advisor since ‘14
Brian Beitler
Chief Marketing & Brand Development Officer
J.Jill
Brian Hovis
VP, Marketing (Former)
California Cryobank
Brian Long
CEO & Co-Founder
Attentive
Caroline Masullo
VP, Head of eCommerce Marketing
Peapod Digital Labs, Peapod
Carrie Ask
Brand President, Men's Wearhouse & Moore's
Tailored Brands
Cat Van Dyck
SVP, Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Operations
maurices
Charlie Cole
Global Chief eCommerce Officer & CDO, VP, Tumi
Samsonite
Chieh Huang
Founder & CEO
Boxed
Curtis Kopf
SVP, CDO
REI
Dan Pingree
CMO
Park West Gallery
Dominique Essig
Chief Product Officer
Jetblack, Walmart Subsidiary
Elizabeth Geri
Principal
Wit & Whittle
Emily Culp
CEO
Cover FX Skincare
Brand Council since ‘15
Esperanza Teasdale
Senior Director, Shopper Marketing
PepsiCo
Fran Della Badia
President
AM Retail Group
Greg Petro
CEO
First Insight
Iris Yen
VP/GM Greater China Digital Commerce
Nike, Inc.
James Nixon
VP, Digital Product Management & OmniChannel Experience (former)
Office Depot
Jared Luskin
SVP, Growth Verticals
Cardlytics
Jeffrey Lack
VP, Marketing & Merchandising, Bridgestone Retail Operations
Bridgestone Tires
Jen Mullin
VP, Digital Lab
VF Corporation
Jennifer Kasper
Interim CMO
Henry Rose
Jill Larue-Rieser
Chief Merchandising Officer
California Closets
Joe Megibow
CEO
Purple Innovation
Joe Yakuel
Founder & CEO
Agency Within
Josh Krepon
SVP, Global Digital Commerce
Cole Haan LLC
Julie Bernard
CMO
Verve
Karin Tracy
Head of Industry, Retail, Fashion, Beauty & Luxury
Facebook
Katherine Bahamonde Monasebian
EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Barneys New York
Kim Lewis
VP, Digital Strategist
Sonic Drive-In
Kristin Kohler Burrows
Senior Director, Retail Performance Improvement Group
Alvarez & Marsal
Brand Council since ‘15
Kyle Wong
CEO & Co-Founder
Pixlee
Liesel Walsh
VP, CRM, Loyalty & Insights
Party City
Liza Landsman
Venture Partner
NEA
Mike Africa
VP, eCommerce
Eddie Bauer
Brand Council since ‘15
Mike Chin
GVP, Digital Media
Macy's, Inc.
Mike Hann
President
Poq
Mukund Ramachandran
CMO
Dynamic Yield
Nick Fairbairn
SVP, Digital Product & Services
Eight Sleep
Nick Sheth
CEO & Founder
ScaleCreative
Ascendant Council since ‘15
Nicolas Reynaud
SVP, Marketing
White House Black Market
Parvez Patel
GM
Wayfair
Paul Jarrett
Co-Founder & CEO
Bulu
Peter Callahan
Founder & President
Arkle Advisors, LLC
Ascendant Council since ‘15
Ping Hao
Founder & CEO
Brand3P
Rianan Ozaeta
VP, Information Technology
Phillips Pet Food & Supplies
Sabrina Cherubini
VP, Customer Strategy
Ann Inc.
Sarah Martinez
VP, Industry Lead, Retail & QSR
Verizon Media
Sarah Veit Wallis
VP & GM, eCommerce
Athleta
Sean Simon
SVP, Sales
Eyeview
Shawn Gold
CEO
Pilgrim Soul
Shawna Hausman
VP, eCommerce
Victoria's Secret
Retail since ‘98
Brand Council since ‘15
Shiv Singh
CMO
Eargo
Suzie Reider
Managing Director
Waze
Tamara Gruzbarg
Head of Industry Insights
ActionIQ
Tiffany Mawhinney
Principal
Deloitte
Traci Inglis
President, CMO & Chief Customer Officer
RTW Retailwinds (aka NY&Company)
Tressie Lieberman
VP, Digital Marketing & Off-Premise
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Tricia Nichols
CMO
Independent Pet Partners
Valentina Marastoni-Bieser
EVP, Marketing
Cuebiq
Vasanthi Chandrasekaram
GM
Amazon Web Services
Warrick Godfrey
VP, Industry Solutions
Braze
Wayne Duan
VP, eCommerce & Digital Commerce
Constellation Brands
Yasir Anwar
CTO & CDO
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Aaron Magness
CMO
Brandless
Abe Thomas
GM, Strategy & Insights, Microsoft Stores
Microsoft
Adam Kleinberg
CEO & Co-Founder
Traction
Adam Sirois
CRO
BounceX
Alan Wizemann
Chief Digital Officer
Dollar Shave Club
Alison Corcoran
President, DentaQuest Partnership; EVP & CMO
DentaQuest
Amit Shah
CMO
1800flowers.com
Andrew Clarke
CEO
francesca's
Angela Caltagirone
SVP, Global Digital & Brand
Vionic Group LLC
Angela Hsu
SVP, Marketing & eCommerce
Lamps Plus Inc.
Anne Zybowski
Team Leader, eCommerce Business Development
The Clorox Company
Annemarie Frank
CMO
Ideal Image
Antonio Sciuto
SVP, Strategic Customer Advisor
Salesforce
Apu Gupta
CEO & Co-Founder
Curalate
Babs Rangaiah
Executive Partner, Global Marketing iX
IBM
Brian Beitler
Chief Marketing & Brand Development Officer
J.Jill
Brian Hovis
VP, Marketing (Former)
California Cryobank
Brian Long
CEO & Co-Founder
Attentive
Caroline Masullo
VP, Head of eCommerce Marketing
Peapod Digital Labs, Peapod
Carrie Ask
Brand President, Men's Wearhouse & Moore's
Tailored Brands
Cat Van Dyck
SVP, Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Operations
maurices
Charlie Cole
Global Chief eCommerce Officer & CDO, VP, Tumi
Samsonite
Chieh Huang
Founder & CEO
Boxed
Curtis Kopf
SVP, CDO
REI
Dan Pingree
CMO
Park West Gallery
Dominique Essig
Chief Product Officer
Jetblack, Walmart Subsidiary
Elizabeth Geri
Principal
Wit & Whittle
Emily Culp
CEO
Cover FX Skincare
Esperanza Teasdale
Senior Director, Shopper Marketing
PepsiCo
Fran Della Badia
President
AM Retail Group
Greg Petro
CEO
First Insight
Iris Yen
VP/GM Greater China Digital Commerce
Nike, Inc.
James Nixon
VP, Digital Product Management & OmniChannel Experience (former)
Office Depot
Jared Luskin
SVP, Growth Verticals
Cardlytics
Jeffrey Lack
VP, Marketing & Merchandising, Bridgestone Retail Operations
Bridgestone Tires
Jen Mullin
VP, Digital Lab
VF Corporation
Jennifer Kasper
Interim CMO
Henry Rose
Jill Larue-Rieser
Chief Merchandising Officer
California Closets
Joe Megibow
CEO
Purple Innovation
Joe Yakuel
Founder & CEO
Agency Within
Josh Krepon
SVP, Global Digital Commerce
Cole Haan LLC
Julie Bernard
CMO
Verve
Karin Tracy
Head of Industry, Retail, Fashion, Beauty & Luxury
Facebook
Katherine Bahamonde Monasebian
EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Barneys New York
Kim Lewis
VP, Digital Strategist
Sonic Drive-In
Kristin Kohler Burrows
Senior Director, Retail Performance Improvement Group
Alvarez & Marsal
Kyle Wong
CEO & Co-Founder
Pixlee
Liesel Walsh
VP, CRM, Loyalty & Insights
Party City
Liza Landsman
Venture Partner
NEA
Mike Africa
VP, eCommerce
Eddie Bauer
Mike Chin
GVP, Digital Media
Macy's, Inc.
Mike Hann
President
Poq
Mukund Ramachandran
CMO
Dynamic Yield
Nick Fairbairn
SVP, Digital Product & Services
Eight Sleep
Nick Sheth
CEO & Founder
ScaleCreative
Nicolas Reynaud
SVP, Marketing
White House Black Market
Parvez Patel
GM
Wayfair
Paul Jarrett
Co-Founder & CEO
Bulu
Peter Callahan
Founder & President
Arkle Advisors, LLC
Ping Hao
Founder & CEO
Brand3P
Rianan Ozaeta
VP, Information Technology
Phillips Pet Food & Supplies
Sabrina Cherubini
VP, Customer Strategy
Ann Inc.
Sarah Martinez
VP, Industry Lead, Retail & QSR
Verizon Media
Sarah Veit Wallis
VP & GM, eCommerce
Athleta
Sean Simon
SVP, Sales
Eyeview
Shawn Gold
CEO
Pilgrim Soul
Shawna Hausman
VP, eCommerce
Victoria's Secret
Shiv Singh
CMO
Eargo
Suzie Reider
Managing Director
Waze
Tamara Gruzbarg
Head of Industry Insights
ActionIQ
Tiffany Mawhinney
Principal
Deloitte
Traci Inglis
President, CMO & Chief Customer Officer
RTW Retailwinds (aka NY&Company)
Tressie Lieberman
VP, Digital Marketing & Off-Premise
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Tricia Nichols
CMO
Independent Pet Partners
Valentina Marastoni-Bieser
EVP, Marketing
Cuebiq
Vasanthi Chandrasekaram
GM
Amazon Web Services
Warrick Godfrey
VP, Industry Solutions
Braze
Wayne Duan
VP, eCommerce & Digital Commerce
Constellation Brands
Yasir Anwar
CTO & CDO
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
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