David Rawlinson

David Rawlinson II became President and CEO of Qurate Retail, Inc. on October 1, 2021. In this position, David leads a select group of seven leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill®, and Grandin Road® – which together form Qurate Retail GroupSM.

Globally, Qurate Retail is a world leader in video commerce, among the top eCommerce retailers in North America (according to Digital Commerce 360), and a leader in mobile commerce and social commerce. In 2020, Qurate Retail delivered $14.2 billion in revenue, served more than 22 million customers across seven countries, and had 26,400 team members worldwide. The retailer reaches approximately 218 million homes worldwide via 14 television networks and reaches millions more via multiple streaming services, social pages, mobile apps, websites, print catalogs, and in-store destinations. Qurate Retail ranks as number 216 on the 2021 Fortune 500.

David served as President and CEO-Elect of Qurate Retail, Inc., from August 1 to September 30, 2021. He joined Qurate Retail from NielsenIQ, where he served as CEO and led the company through a transition to new ownership. Prior to that, he was President of Grainger Global Online, where he led the fastest growth, stand-alone division of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW). Under David’s direction, Grainger Global Online grew double digits every year and won multiple national awards for workplace culture. Previously, David held executive roles with ITT Exelis, formerly ITT Corp. David also served as a White House Fellow and held various appointed positions under President George W. Bush and President Barak Obama. In the Obama Administration, David was a Senior Advisor for Economic Policy with the White House National Economic Council.

David serves on the boards of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) and NielsenIQ. He previously served on the board of MonotaRO Co. Ltd., a top Japanese e-commerce and industrial retail firm, and Nielsen Holdings (NYSE: NLSN).

David has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law and is a graduate of The Citadel.