Gordon Segal is Co-Founder, former Chairman and CEO of Crate & Barrel, an internationally recognized, multi-channel home furnishings retail chain. Mr. Segal led the company as Chief Executive Officer from 1962 until his retirement in 2008. Currently employing more than 7,000 associates worldwide, the Crate & Barrel family of brands, which also includes CB2 and Crate Kids, has brick-and-mortar locations throughout North America, as well as franchise locations in United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and the Philippines. A former Chairman of the National Retail Federation and a graduate and Trustee of Northwestern University, Mr. Segal also serves on