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Randy L. Allen

Randy L. Allen is Associate Dean for Corporate Relations and consultant in residence. An emeritus member of the Johnson School's Advisory Council, Allen spent over 22 years with Deloitte Consulting, focusing on consumer business and serving clients in the retail, distribution, consumer goods, and apparel manufacturing industries. Her focus ranged from strategy to technology and operations. She is the author of Bottom Line Issues in Retailing, POS Current Trends and Beyond, OCR Cost Benefit Guide, along with numerous articles and speeches in the industry. Most recently, she was with Kmart Corp. (Troy, Michigan) in a variety of roles including senior vice president of strategic planning and business initiatives, executive vice president for strategic initiatives, chief diversity officer, and executive vice president of strategic planning and CIO. Allen was responsible for several notable initiatives involving infrastructure, supply chain, marketing, business analysis, and strategic planning, which resulted in considerable improvements in productivity and profitability. She was also chairman of the board of Bluelight.com LLC, Kmart's initial joint venture and then subsidiary for e-commerce and Internet service. She led the restructuring of that business, putting it on the path to profitability. Allen previously worked for Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Boeing Computer Services, and IBM. She holds a BA in physics from Cornell.