Best Buy: CEO History

4 leaders · Full leadership timeline

Who is the CEO of Best Buy?

Corie Barry is the CEO of Best Buy.

Current CEO: Corie Barry
Leaders documented: 5
Founded: 1966

Name	Role	From	To	Years in role
Corie Barry	Chief Executive Officer & Director	—	Present	—
Hubert Joly	Former CEO & Executive Chairman (2012-2020)	—	Present	—
Richard M. Schulze	Founder & Chairman Emeritus	—	Present	—
Brad Anderson	Former CEO & Vice Chairman (2002-2009)	—	Present	—

Company Overview

From a tornado-hit Saint Paul music store in 1966 to a $43B retail powerhouse, Richard Schulze's Best Buy pioneered modern consumer tech superstores.

Best Buy operates an omnichannel specialty retail and services model. It generates revenue through high-volume product sales (computers, televisions, appliances, smartphones), vendor-funded showroom partnerships (store-within-a-store displays with Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft), paid Geek Squad repairs, and recurring My Best Buy Total subscriptions.

Corie Barry

Chief Executive Officer & Director

Hubert Joly

Former CEO & Executive Chairman (2012-2020)

Richard M. Schulze

Founder & Chairman Emeritus

Brad Anderson

Former CEO & Vice Chairman (2002-2009)

Other senior executives

These officers report to the chief executive and are not part of the CEO timeline above.

Matt Bilunas, Chief Financial Officer & Senior Executive VP

Challenges & Strategic Context

Best Buy faces intense e-commerce price pressure from Amazon and big-box discount chains like Walmart and Costco, extended smartphone and PC consumer upgrade cycles, post-pandemic demand normalization, and elevated operating labor expenses.

Best Buy CEO and Leadership FAQ

Who is the current CEO of Best Buy?

Corie Sue Barry is the Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy, appointed in June 2019. Having joined Best Buy in 1999, Barry rose through finance and strategy leadership positions to become the company's first female chief executive.

How did Hubert Joly turn around Best Buy between 2012 and 2019?

Hubert Joly implemented the 'Renew Blue' framework: removing management bloat, slashing non-essential overhead, matching Amazon's online prices, transforming big-box stores into logistics fulfillment hubs, and partnering with Apple, Samsung, and Sony to co-fund experiential boutique spaces.

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