Michelle Gass

Chief Executive, Levi Strauss & Co.

Michelle Gass is Levi Strauss & Co.’s president and CEO and serves on the company’s board of directors. Gass joined Levi in 2023 as the company’s president and was appointed CEO in January 2024. She is spearheading Levi’s’ turnaround as a direct-to-consumer-first denim lifestyle retailer. Gass has 35 years of experience in the retail and consumer goods industries. She previously served for five years as CEO of Kohl’s, where she architected a multibillion-dollar e-commerce business, establishing innovative brand collaborations including partnerships with Sephora and Amazon, and introducing a best-in-class loyalty program. She has also held various roles at Procter & Gamble and Starbucks. She has been named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business and Businessperson of the Year lists, and The Visionary 2020 by the National Retail Federation. Gass currently serves on PepsiCo’s board of directors and on the boards of the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the National Retail Federation. She received her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Washington.