Ernesto Escobar is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in corporate strategy and retail solutions. Currently serving as Vice President of Retail Gateway Solutions at Circana, Ernesto has previously held key leadership roles at IRI, including Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Development and Director of Corporate Strategy. At Sears Holdings Corporation, Ernesto progressed from Senior Leadership Program Associate to Director of Strategy and Manager of Finance and Strategy. Ernesto's academic credentials include an MBA in Finance from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, completed between 2012 and 2014, and a BA in Finance and Financial Management Services from Tecnológico de Monterrey, earned from 2002 to 2006.