Bill Thorne Email Address

Senior Vice President

NRF is the world's largest retail trade association, representing discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and Internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. Retail is the nation's largest private sector employer, supporting one in four U.S. jobs - 42 million working Americans. Contributing $2.6 trillion to annual GDP, retail is a daily barometer for the nation's economy.

Experienced Senior Vice President in Communications and Public Affairs with a demonstrated and successful history of working in retail and on behalf of the retail industry. Strong media, communications and public affairs/public relations professional skilled in Crisis Management, Public Affairs, Speech Writing, Brand Positioning, Politics, Government Affairs and Grassroots Advocacy.