Brian C. Cornell

Brian C. Cornell

Chairman and CEO at Target
Company Tenure: 9 years
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (B.A.)
Biography:

Brian C. Cornell has served as Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation since August 2014. Brian has been associated with Yum! Brands, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc. and Wal-Mart, Inc. Brian has been affiliated with non-profits such as the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Catalyst, and the Anderson School Board of Visitors. He has a B.A. from UCLA. Brian has also engaged in political giving, contributing $250 to Republican causes and $2,700 to Democrat causes.

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Key Statements

"what really fires me up is the investments that we've made in our team and seeing the diversity in our organization"

"Well, Mary, we've had a commitment to diversity and equity and inclusion for a number of years now. We've had a DNI office in place for over 15 years, so it's been part of who we are at target. But certainly over the last year, we've all spent more time listening and learning, educating ourselves and determining what actions we need to take to be true leaders in this space and to continue to make sure we were role models for not only the organization, but our industry and other business leaders in america."

"So we try to make sure that we role model the type of organization we want, where we're championing diversity and inclusion and giving our teams opportunities to prosper and grow and make sure that we're committed throughout every aspect. Of our organization to opening up doors for diverse team members to become future leaders and officers in our. "

"as CEOs, we have to be the company's head of diversity and inclusion. We have to be the role models that drive change. "