Robert J. Dennis

Dennis worked for McKinsey & Company from 1984 to 1997.^[1][2] He worked for the Asbury Automotive Group from 1997 to 1999.^[1][2]

Dennis became the chief executive officer of Hat World, Inc. in 2001.^[1][2] When it was acquired by Genesco in June 2004, he became Genesco's senior vice president.^[1][2] He was appointed as its executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2005.^[1][2] He served as its chief executive officer and president and chairman until 2020.^[1][2][3]

Dennis served on the board of directors of Teavana Holdings from July 2011 to December 2012, when it was acquired by Starbucks.^[3] He has served on the board of directors of the Corrections Corporation of America since February 2013 and the Hospital Corporation of America since February 2014.^[1][2][3]

Dennis serves on the boards of trustees of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and the Nashville Symphony.^[1][4] He also serves on the board of visitors of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.^[1][2]