Robert J. Ulrich

Bob Ulrich is the Chairman of Target Corporation. He began his career as a merchandising trainee in 1967 at Dayton’s. He subsequently held a variety of positions in stores and merchandising. He was named president of Target Stores in late 1984 and became Chairman and CEO in October 1987. He assumed the additional title of Chairman and CEO of the Corporation in July 1994. He will retire from Target in 2008.

In addition to his role as Founding Board Chairman at the Musical Instrument Museum, Ulrich serves on the boards of Target Corporation, the University of St. Thomas, the Business Committee for the Arts, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Business Partnership.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.