RISE Faculty and Staff
RISE Advisory Council
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council for the Naveen Jindal School of Management RISE Center comprises of retail industry leaders who believe in empowering future entrepreneurs and innovators. The Advisory Council exists to bridge the gap between academia and business, for the purpose of promoting understanding, cooperation, and mutual gain.
Ray Hemmig
Advisory Council Chairman
RRGC CEO
Jim Skinner
RISE Council Officer / Independent Board Member
CarLotz / Neiman Marcus Group
Kerry Tassopoulos
RISE Council Officer
Independent
Kyle Allison
CEO
The Doctor of Digital Strategy
Al Bhakta
Principle
CMG Companies
Joel Bines
Managing Partner
Spruce Advisory
Sunil Doshi
Chief Financial Officer
Fossil Group Inc.
Skip Howard
CEO & Founder
Spacee
Sanjay Jupudi
President
Qentelli
David Matthews
Managing Director
RevTek Ventures
Bill Swift
Chief Executive Officer
Spencer Williams
Chief Financial Officer
Populus Financial
Marie Zablocki
SVP, Operations Chief of Staff
Cinemark
Sumit Anand
Chief Strategy and Information Officer
At Home Group Inc.
Chris Dahlander
Founder
Snappy Salads
Alice Dungey
Director – Technology QMO
Southwest Airline
Diana Einstein
Community Engagement Director
Dwell with Dignity
Stacee Johnson-Williams
Managing Director SVP Merchandise Planning & Innvotory
Signet Jewelers
Karen Katz
Former CEO
Neiman Marcus Group
Vish Madhugiri
Chief Strategy Officer
SAAZ Micro Inc.
Randall Mills
CEO
Ant Farm Development Services
Eric Schoch
SVP & GM Retail Business Unit
NCR Corporation
Chuck Steelman
Vice President
Trip Tripathy
Principal Emeritus
Kafman Rossin
Pankaj Patra
SVP-CIO
Brinker International
Tim Mullins
Vice President Head of Sales
Capital One