Chris Penner

Chris Penner is a seasoned retail management professional with extensive experience across various companies. Currently serving as Store Manager at Burlington Stores, Inc. since July 2025, Chris previously held multiple roles at Target, including Store Director and ETL positions in General Merchandise and Human Resources, from July 2018 to July 2025. Chris has a background in the financial services sector as a Registered Representative at NYLIFE Securities LLC and as an Agent for New York Life Insurance Company. Earlier experience includes roles as a Sales Agent and Agency Director at Liberty National Life Insurance Company, where responsibilities involved supervising, training, and recruiting Agents. Chris's career began at Walmart, where a long tenure from April 1999 to February 2014 was marked by the position of Store Manager. Chris holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government, both from Stephen F. Austin State University.