Center for Retail Transformation Advisory Board

Steve is the Senior VP at Rappaport and provides direct oversight and management of the team responsible for leasing Rappaport’s portfolio of approximately 50 shopping centers located throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Navjit is a visionary expert in strategy, technology, operations, and change management. As a veteran entrepreneur and an active angel investor, he has worked in hands-on roles for several global retailers and consumer brands.

Michelle is CEO and Co-Founder of FINDMINE, an award winning software platform that uses machine learning to scale product curation for the world's top retailers.

Andrew Lautado currently serves as the chief operating officer at The Vitamin Shoppe. In this role, he leads operations across e-commerce, information technology, enterprise project management, supply chain, planning and allocation, strategic sourcing and scientific and regulatory affairs.

Mohamed Rajani is director of strategic partnerships at American Express. Previously he was a leader on the corporate strategy team at Macy’s where he managed the company’s strategic investment portfolio.

Ricardo Belmar helps retail organizations realize business value from technology investments by optimizing infrastructure from store systems to unified commerce and beyond to deliver omnichannel customer experiences and drive digital revenue.

Tadd Wilson is Chief Commercial Officer at SmarterX.

Mark Hastings is Chief of Stores at Blains Farm & Fleet. His background includes a portfolio of experiences across several enterprise and field operational leadership roles.

Gihad Jawhar is the chief technology officer at Custom Ink. He has a successful track record of driving explosive growth and delivering digital transformations sustainably for three major well-entrenched national brands.

Ryan Wolfe brings over 25 year leadership in the consumer space with a background spanning brand, product, channel, digital, and international strategy.