Brian C. Cornell is a businessperson who has been at the head of 7 different companies. Currently, he holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Yum! Brands, Inc. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Target Corp.

He is also Member of Grocery Manufacturers Association and on the board of 5 other companies.

In his past career Mr. Cornell was Executive Vice President of Walmart, Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer & EVP at Sam's West, Inc. (a subsidiary of Walmart, Inc.), Chief Executive Officer at Michaels Stores, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Americas Foods, President for Tropicana International, Principal at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., President-Food Services Division at Pepsi-Cola North America, Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President for Safeway, Inc., Trustee & Member at The Culinary Institute of America, Inc. and Director at YMCA of Greater New York.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.