Current speakers

Irene Quarshie is Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Logistics for Target Corporation. She leads the indirect, reverse and third-party supply chain functions, which includes inventory management, transportation, and warehouse operations. Irene also oversees e-commerce returns logistics and end-of-life product disposition strategies. She has general management accountability for Target’s multi-billion-dollar recommerce business.

Previously, Irene was vice president of Product Safety and Quality Assurance where she led a global team responsible for private label manufacturing quality management. Throughout her 16 years at Target, she held numerous leadership positions including roles in Enterprise Risk Management, Government Affairs, Corporate Responsibility and Assets Protection.   Prior to Target, Irene spent five years in strategy and management consulting with Booz Allen Hamilton.

Irene serves on the board and audit committee of Fastenal, a publicly traded distributor of industrial solutions and services. She is also on the board of the Executive Leadership Council and Artspace.

Irene graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She also earned a master’s degree in public policy from American University.