Rob Wilson

Founder & President, heads the firm and the quantitative research efforts for TRG. He has a CPA background coupled with 3 years of strategic planning and corporate treasury experience at Restoration Hardware (RSTO) and Gymboree (GYMB). He previously worked at Bank of America and Wachovia where he specialized in the valuation and accounting of primarily fixed-income and currency derivatives. Prior to beginning his career in corporate finance he served 4 years as a US Navy Cryptologist. He graduated with Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Accounting.

Leah Vermulen

Senior Vice President, heads our store-level primary research and has an extensive background in store operations, merchandising and fashion. Leah's professional experience prior to TRG included 6 years of store management at retailers Nordstrom (JWN) and Anthropologie (URBN). Leah is the primary contributor to TRG's weekly publication called The Shopping Cart. Leah has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Art History from Wright State University in Dayton, OH.