Gary Schwartz

Gary Schwartz's work experience includes several leadership roles in the retail industry. Gary currently serves as the Vice President of International Store Operations at Hudson Group since 2014. Prior to that, they were a Partner at GES Consulting from 2010 to 2014, where they provided retail consulting services to bridal wholesale and retail companies in the NYC Metro area.

From 2008 to 2010, Schwartz worked as the EVP Global Sales at David's Bridal, where they were responsible for planning and launching international brands and conducting research on entry strategies for Europe and Central and South America. Gary also served as the President/CEO at Priscilla of Boston (David's Bridal subsidiary) from 2005 to 2008, overseeing the retail and wholesale operations of upscale bridal brands and leading strategic planning efforts.

Schwartz also held positions at David's Bridal from 2001 to 2006, including SVP Marketing, where they led overall marketing efforts for multiple bridal brands and developed integrated CRM programs. Gary also served as SVP Store Operations, managing retail store operations and implementing service strategies.

Prior to their roles at David's Bridal, Schwartz was the VP Stores, Lane Bryant at Limited Brands from 2000 to 2001, overseeing retail store operations for an 800-store division. Additionally, they served as EVP, COO at Barami Enterprises from 1992 to 2000, responsible for the overall operations and growth strategy of a women's ready to wear designer, manufacturer, and retailer.

Gary Schwartz attended Penn State University and studied Biochemistry.