Jeffrey Goethals currently serves as Chief Information Officer at Centric Brands and is a member of the Executive Leadership Committee for the Retail AI Council, which supports retailers of all sizes. Previous roles include Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Analytics, as well as Group Vice President of Information Technology at Ross Stores, Inc., and Managing Director of Corporate Transformation at Toys"R"Us. Jeffrey's extensive experience also includes serving as Principal at PwC in the Retail and Consumer Products Advisory and Managing Director at IBM focusing on Retail Solutions. Jeffrey holds an MBA in Finance and Data Analytics from the University of Notre Dame and a BS in Finance and Statistics from Fordham Gabelli School of Business.