Gene Young

Director of eCommerce Product at Brook + Whittle

Gene Young has extensive work experience across various companies and roles. Gene most recently served as the Director of eCommerce Product at Brook + Whittle since February 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Ecommerce at Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii from March 2021 to February 2023. Gene also held the role of Director of Ecommerce at SureFit Home Decor Group, a Portfolio Company of Centre Lane Partners, from January 2021 to March 2021. Before that, they served as an Information Architect at the same company from February 2017 to December 2020. Gene Young was previously the Strategy Manager at JAB Distributors from February 2015 to February 2017. Gene started their career as a Freelance Designer and Design Consultant from January 2011 to June 2015. Gene also gained experience as a Partnerships Coordinator at Chicago Fire Arts Center in 2007 and as a General Manager at Do It Best Hardware in 2006.

Gene Young's education history is as follows:

From 2003 to 2005, Gene Young attended Beloit College and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree with a focus on Metal Sculpture.

In 2005 to 2006, Gene Young studied at Beijing Language and Culture University, where the degree obtained is not specified. The field of study was Mandarin.

During the same period of 2005 to 2006, Gene Young also attended Peking University. Again, the degree obtained is not specified, but the field of study was Political Science and Women's Studies.

From 2008 to 2011, Gene Young pursued a Master of Design (MDes) degree in Design Planning at the Institute of Design (ID).

Simultaneously from 2008 to 2011, Gene Young also pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Operations Management and Supervision at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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  • Director of eCommerce Product

    February, 2023 - present