Chris Hunder

Background

About Chris Hunder

INFORMATION EXPERT WITH AN ARRAY OF ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE-SECTOR LIBRARY EXPERIENCE | Roll-up-your-sleeves trusted advisor with 20 years of experience helping patrons and managing information. I dive deeply into data collection and analysis—in fact, I’ve created a few frameworks myself—to understand nuances, drivers, and implications. Then I translate this multidisciplinary information into creative bold action for business and growth planning. — Built market intelligence capabilities from the ground up, and provided portfolio management and assortment optimization strategies that contributed to the unprecedented turnaround of Best Buy, which increased stock value by 31x and drove up net earnings by 300x. — Co-authored and leveraged best-in-class product portfolio management process to provide cross-channel category and merchandising strategies for apparel, home furnishings, appliances, digital technology, and consumer electronics. Some of these recommendations yielded 10% same-store sales growth within two years of implementation. — Fueled business value and growth for large and small businesses as a leader, analyst, advisor, and expert-in-residence offering a combination of real-world expertise and a hands-on approach to research, analysis, and problem solving.