Best Buy CEO and leadership

Corie Barry is CEO of Best Buy Co. Inc., the leading provider of consumer technology products and services, with approximately 125,000 employees in North America and nearly $43 billion in annual revenue. She also serves on the company’s board of directors.

Prior to becoming CEO in June 2019, Corie served in several other executive positions, playing a critical role in developing and executing the company’s Best Buy 2020 growth strategy and related transformation. Most recently, she was the company’s chief financial and strategic transformation officer, overseeing strategic transformation and growth, digital and technology, global finance, investor relations, enterprise risk and compliance, integration management, and Best Buy Health.

Corie joined Best Buy in 1999 and has held a variety of financial and operational roles across the organization, both in the field and at the corporate office. She became CFO in 2016 and, prior to that, served as chief strategic growth officer. She has also served as senior vice president of domestic finance and interim president of Best Buy’s services organization.

Before joining Best Buy, Corie started her career as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche.

A Minnesota native, Corie holds bachelor’s degrees in accounting and management from the College of St. Benedict, where she now serves on the board of trustees. Additionally, she serves on the board of directors for Domino’s Pizza.

Allison Peterson is the chief customer officer for Best Buy Co. Inc. In this role, she is responsible for the company’s customer strategy, including the development of innovative business initiatives, value propositions and experiences that create meaningful differentiation and brand love.

She oversees the company’s membership offerings that are designed to drive ongoing and deeper relationships with our customers. That includes the My Best Buy loyalty program and Total Tech Support.

Allison has extensive experience in omnichannel retail and brand strategy. She previously led marketing for the company and formerly served as president of e-commerce, driving dramatic growth for Best Buy’s online channels.

Since joining Best Buy in 2004, Allison has held various leadership roles within marketing and e-commerce, including vice president of category marketing and vice president of brand strategy. In those roles, she was deeply involved in defining the marketing strategy for the company and leading the shift from traditional to digital marketing. She originally joined the company as a category manager in the online business.

Prior to Best Buy, Allison worked in merchandising and demand planning at Target Corp.

Allison holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University. She serves on the executive committee of the board of directors for the Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis.

Chief Digital and Technology Officer for Best Buy with responsibility for all aspects of information technology and digital focused on creating a seamless and superior omnichannel customer experience in support of the company’s growth strategy. Top performing online and technology executive with over 25 years of progressive general management, strategic business development and information technology experience. Inspired, customer-centric leader and passionate team builder. Proven track record in growing online businesses and leading digital transformation to deliver customer experience and business model innovation. Deep expertise in understanding, defining and delivering the technology necessary to provide a superior customer experience in a multichannel environment.Served as the first Chief Digital Officer for CVS Health and scaled an enterprise-wide digital program to over 50MM active users. CVS recognized for its digital growth and innovation including being named #6 on Fast Company Most Innovative Company list in 2017. Led Global eCommerce for Staples, at the time the world’s second largest e-tailer operating in 24 countries. Currently serving as a Director for or Signet, a publicly traded company and the largest Jewelry retailer in US, UK and Canada. Operating experience leading end-to-end technology and digital organizations from strategy through operations to engineering, running eCommerce business and leading business development groups. Deep expertise in all aspects of digital business and technology including strategy, user experience, product management, customer engagement and engineering, as well as new business development and technology strategy and implementation. Specialties: eCommerce, Digital, Online Growth, Mobile, Omnichannel Strategy, Technology Strategy, Business Development, Agile Product Development, Operating Process Improvement, Talent Development

Corie Barry is CEO of Best Buy Co. Inc., the leading provider of consumer technology products and services, with approximately 125,000 employees in North America and nearly $43 billion in annual revenue. She also serves on the company’s board of directors.

Prior to becoming CEO in June 2019, Corie served in several other executive positions, playing a critical role in developing and executing the company’s Best Buy 2020 growth strategy and related transformation. Most recently, she was the company’s chief financial and strategic transformation officer, overseeing strategic transformation and growth, digital and technology, global finance, investor relations, enterprise risk and compliance, integration management, and Best Buy Health.

Corie joined Best Buy in 1999 and has held a variety of financial and operational roles across the organization, both in the field and at the corporate office. She became CFO in 2016 and, prior to that, served as chief strategic growth officer. She has also served as senior vice president of domestic finance and interim president of Best Buy’s services organization.

Before joining Best Buy, Corie started her career as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche.

A Minnesota native, Corie holds bachelor’s degrees in accounting and management from the College of St. Benedict, where she now serves on the board of trustees. Additionally, she serves on the board of directors for Domino’s Pizza.