Danielle Schmelkin

Danielle Schmelkin is the current Chief Information Officer at J.Crew Group. Danielle has held various positions at different companies including Senior Vice President - Global Head of IT for Coach at Tapestry, Vice President of Business Intelligence at Barnes & Noble, Inc., Director of Global Business Intelligence at Campbell Soup Company, Systems Analyst at PepsiCo, and Consultant at Andersen Consulting.

Schmelkin has been in the field of information technology for over 25 years. Danielle has a wealth of experience in business intelligence, systems analysis, and consulting. Danielle is a highly sought-after speaker on the topics of data-driven decision making and innovation in the retail industry.

Danielle Schmelkin earned their BS in Statistics & Biometry from Cornell University. Danielle went on to earn their Executive Education in Strategic Leadership from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Danielle is also a certified Regional Leadership Forum from the Society for Information Management.

They are on a team with Jose Davila - Chief People Officer, Brendon Babenzien - Creative Director, J Crew Men's, and Michael J. Nicholson - President & COO. Danielle Schmelkin reports to Libby Wadle, CEO.