Background
Brian Cornell was born in 1963 in Queens, New York City. Cornell grew up in a fatherless household from the age of six, and his mother was living on welfare due to heart disease.
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Education
Cornell graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles) in 1981. Cornell graduated from the Executive Program at the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management in 1991.
Career
Cornell serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer) of the Target Corporation. Cornell worked menial jobs as a teenager. Cornell served as the Chief Marketing Officer and the Executive Vice President of Safeway Incorporated., from 2004 to 2007.
Cornell served as the Chief Executive Officer of Michaels from 2007 to 2009, the Chief Executive Officer of Sam"s Club from 2009 to 2012., and the Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi Cola Americas Foods, a subsidiary of Pepsico, from 2012 to 2014.
Cornell served on the Board of Directors of OfficeMax, from 2004 to 2007, and of The Home Depot, from 2008 to 2009. Cornell serves on the Board of Directors of Centerplate and Polaris Industries.
On August 12, 2014, Cornell replaced Gregg Steinhafel as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Target. Cornell"s leadership style is at once data-driven and hands-on.
During his tenure, Cornell has shut down the loss-incurring Canadian presence known as Target Canada (formerly owned by Zellers).
Cornell has hired many outsiders to update the corporate culture. Cornell occasionally visits Target stores and asks customers specific questions about their shopping experiences. Cornell serves on the Board of Visitors of the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management.
In August 2015, Cornell gave the commencement address.
