Jack Mitchell is the CEO of Mitchells, Richards, and Marshs, three of the most successful clothing stores in the business, and the author of the bestseller Hug Your Customers: The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1961 and earned a master's degree in Chinese history from the University of California, Berkeley. He and his wife, Linda, live in Wilton, Connecticut, where they raised four sons.
