Wes Card '70
President and Chief Executive Officer, Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

Knowledge. Creativity. Vision.

URI alumni are shaping the future. In our Big Thinkers Series, we are featuring prominent alumni at special fall events in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Miami. President Robert L. Carothers and Provost Donald H. DeHayes invite you to the New York City event, which will feature Wes Card '70.

November 3, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Union League Club
38 E. 37th Street, New York City
Reception and Hors d'oeuvres

Wesley R. Card '70 is President and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. He studied management at the University of Rhode Island, but changed his major and earned a B.S. in accounting. He held positions at Price Waterhouse, Bank of Boston, Warnaco, and Carolyne Roehm. In 1990 he was hired by Jones Apparel, where he served in various senior management roles, including COO and CFO, prior to taking the company reins as CEO and President in 2007.

If you would like to attend this special event and have not yet responded, please contact Joanne Esposito in the URI Office of Public Programming and Events at 401-874-9455 or rsvp@advance.uri.edu by October 24.