Greg Girard is an internationally recognized thought leader in advanced retail, supply chain, and demand management technologies. With a strong track record of success, he advises and consults with enterprise application software vendors to achieve breakthrough results. Greg is a seasoned executive management consultant with broad international experience and is a market and deal-maker. He is also a trusted advisor to IT and business executives seeking to leverage science-based and other advanced technologies. Greg's expertise includes retail and CPG industry marketing, merchandise strategies, and omnichannel retail analytics. He has held several executive positions such as Chief Marketing Officer at First Insight, Inc., Vice President, Retail Advisory Service at AMR Research, Vice President, Retail & CPG Industry Marketing at i2 Technologies, Program Director at IDC Retail Insights, among others. Greg is a provocative speaker and writer, an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Boston College, and the founder of Retail IT STAR. He studied at several universities, including Boston College, CUNY-Hunter College, and SUNY-Stony Brook.