As Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Brian Cornell heads the dynamic global team of more than 400,000 behind Target. Based in Minneapolis, Target has nearly 2,000 stores covering all 50 states, a second headquarters in India, and global supply chain and sourcing offices.
 
Mr. Cornell joined Target in 2014 and established a strategic direction that built on the company’s strengths as a multi-category mass merchandiser with an excellent reputation. He and the team made enormous investments in digital, data, and supply chain capabilities, which when coupled with the 2017 acquisition of Shipt, catapulted Target into a leadership position in same-day, store-based fulfillment services, driving the company’s strongest growth trends in its 60-year history. At the same time, Mr. Cornell spearheaded investments in Target’s workforce that help all team members care, grow, and win together.
 
A career-long advocate of diversity and inclusion, Mr. Cornell is a board member for Catalyst and served on the council for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. In 2022, Target received the Executive Leadership Council’s Corporate Award for its longstanding commitment to DEI. Among his professional honors, CNN named Mr. Cornell the Top CEO of the Year and UCLA presented him with the John Wooden Global Leadership Award. In 2022, Target received the top ranking on People’s 100 Companies that Care list and recently ranked second on Fortune’s Best Big Companies to Work For.
 
Prior to joining Target, Mr. Cornell spent more than 30 years in leadership positions at leading retail and consumer-product companies.
 
He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and attended the Anderson School of Management.