Jenny Ming (born 1955) ^[2] is a retail fashion industry executive who served as the president and chief executive officer of Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. from 2009 to 2019. ^[3] From 1999 to 2006, Ming was president of Old Navy, a $6.7 billion business segment of Gap Inc., where she oversaw all aspects of Old Navy and its 900 retail clothing stores in the United States and Canada. ^[4]

Ming was born in China and raised in San Francisco. In 1978, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in clothing merchandising with a minor in marketing from San José State University. ^[5] In May 2012, Ming delivered the keynote address at San José State University's spring commencement ceremony and received an honorary doctor of humane letters from the university. ^{[6] [7]}

Ming's career began in management at a Mervyn's department store before she was personally recruited by Gap CEO Millard Drexler in 1986. ^[8] Ming joined the San Francisco-based retailer as a buyer, and quickly worked her way up through the Gap management ranks, becoming a vice president after three years on the job.

In 1994, Drexler assigned Ming to a new executive team that would oversee a planned Gap spin-off, to be called Old Navy. In 1996, Ming became executive vice president of merchandising for the chain and was named president in March 1999. ^[9]

Business Week magazine named Ming one of the nation’s top-25 managers in 2000. She also appeared in Fortune magazine’s 2003 and 2004 lists of the 50 most powerful women in American business. ^[10]

Board Activities

According to Forbes.com, Ming has served on several boards, including Levi Strauss & Co., Poshmark, Paper Source, and Kaiser Permanente. ^[11]

• Board of directors of Levi Strauss & Co. ^[12]
• Board of directors of Poshmark ^[13]
• Board of directors of Paper Source ^[14]
• Board of directors of Affirm (company) ^[15]
• Former board of directors of Kaiser Permanente ^[16]

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