Casey Chroust

Chief Customer Officer at Optoro

Casey Chroust is the Chief Customer Officer at Optoro. Prior to their current position, Casey was Managing Partner & Chief Revenue Officer at Retail Strategic Ventures from January 2013 to December 2015. In this role, Casey pursued venture opportunities within retail/wholesale and provided advisory services. Casey also led financing and bid to acquire omnichannel retailer/wholesaler with 200+ stores in 34 states. Furthermore, Casey developed transformation strategy and financial models, secured financing and identified management team. Lastly, they performed financial due diligence on multiple mid-market retailer acquisitions with private equity backing. Casey has also consulted for multiple organizations, including serving as Wipro's Retail Adviser for North America and the Network for Executive Women.

Before their time at Retail Strategic Ventures, Casey was the Executive Vice President of Retail Operations at Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) from January 2007 to December 2013. In this role, Casey worked with the CEOs and executive teams of America’s top retailers as part of the US retail trade association. Casey oversaw the completion of 75+ research studies on industry’s leading trends, challenges and best practices. Additionally, Casey created 23 new retail committees and working groups to foster industry innovation and collaboration. Casey also founded CIO Leaders Council, Retail Sustainability Initiative, Retail Compliance Center and Women in Logistics community. Furthermore, Casey led executive education curriculum at all retailer conferences and summits, bringing innovation. Lastly, they presented regularly to RILA’s Board of Directors, 15 of the top CEOs in retail, and presented industry insights at numerous conferences.

Casey Chroust ba in Economics from Denison University and certification from PADI in Divemaster (DM).

Some of their coworkers include Larisa Summers - Chief Marketing Officer, Zoe Sharp - VP, Deputy General Counsel, and Carol Nutter - SVP, Talent & Culture. Casey Chroust reports to Tobin Moore, Co-founder & CEO.

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    2015 - present

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