Laura Alber

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Ms. Laura Alber serves as President, Chief Executive Officer & a Board Member at Williams-Sonoma. She also serves as a Board Member at Salesforce. She serves as She also serves as a Board Member & Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee at Fitbit (US). She also serves as an Advisor at Plexo Capital. Previously, she served as a Senior Vice President at Pottery Barn Catalog and Pottery Barn Kids Retail. A driving force in the growth of Williams-Sonoma, she has served as the company's president and chief executive officer since 2010. In her tenure at WSI, she has held various leadership roles, executing effective growth strategies, strengthening brand recognition, and bolstering profits for the company's portfolio of multi-channel brands. As the company continues to innovate, launch new businesses, and expand product offerings, she has extended the WSI imprint into new categories with introductions such as Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, PBdorm, and most new growth opportunities West Elm and West Elm Market, Mark and Graham, Rejuvenation and the WS Agrarian collection. She considers WSI to be at the poignant intersection of superior lifestyle merchandising and state-of-the-art analytics, positioning the company to outperform competitor lifestyle brands. She received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.