Jan Singer
Former CEO, J.Crew
Jan Singer has built a career advocating for consumers and empowering teams to deliver results as the CEO of Global Consumer/Retail enterprises, spanning Lingerie, Beauty, Sport and Fashion. As a leader she believes in finding the highest potential and delivering the strongest results for each team, business and brand.
Jan Singer was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of J.Crew where she led the teams through transformational work including, financial restructuring, value creation planning, acceleration of ecommerce, evolving brand positioning and adding meaningful purpose. These workstreams kept J.Crew financially viable through an unprecedented time of crisis and set up the business for future growth.
Prior, Jan was Chief Executive Officer for Victoria’s Secret Lingerie, the world’s most recognized intimate apparel company. As CEO, Jan was responsible for the more than $4 billion lingerie business, which included Victoria Sport. Jan built back key core categories and dramatically accelerated performance by adding 300M through a sleep/lounge category – a move that capitalized on her ability to anticipate consumer trends and drive growth. Jan joined Victoria’s Secret in 2016 from her previous role as Chief Executive Officer of Spanx, Inc., a lingerie/lifestyle brand offering hosiery, intimate apparel and swim where she added innovation and active to accessed new consumers.
Prior to being a CEO, Jan spent a decade at Nike, Inc., where she was Corporate Vice President of Global Apparel and Corporate Vice President of Global Footwear. While at Nike, Jan managed multi-billion dollar product engines, spanning product design, merchandising, sourcing/manufacturing and innovation. Under her leadership the team delivered industry-defining products and growth with programs like FlyKnit, Lunar, Waterless Dying, and uniforms for the NFL, World Cup and the Olympics covering men, women and kids globally.
Prior to Nike, Jan served as the Vice President/General Manager of Women’s at Reebok and held executive roles in luxury beauty for Prada, Calvin Klein and CHANEL. Jan also served as the Beauty and Fitness Editorial Director for YM Magazine and was a freelance beauty and fitness writer.
Jan served as a Board Director for Kate Spade & Company from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, she was named a National Outstanding Mother honoree, an award honoring her contributions and influence as a mother, businesswoman, philanthropist, and mentor. Jan was also the 2018 recipient of the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement award, recognizing her significant accomplishments in business, leadership, and service.
She is an active supporter of the Central Ohio community through her involvement with United Way, and The James Cancer Hospital. Jan grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of Ithaca College. She enjoys running, snowboarding, and time with family. She and her husband, David, live in Columbus, Ohio, with their twins, Sophie and Maxwell.
