Robert Dennis

Robert J.
Dennis is currently a Director at The Nashville Symphony Association, United Way of Middle Tennessee, Inc., Leadership Nashville Foundation, Schuh (Holdings) Ltd., and Schuh Group Ltd. He serves as an Advisor at Tennessee Community Ventures LLC and is a Member of the Visitors Board at Owen Graduate School of Management.
Formerly, Mr. Dennis was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Hat World Corp.
from 2001 to 2004 and Chief Executive Officer at Hat World, Inc. He was Executive Chairman at Genesco, Inc. in 2020.
He served as Independent Director at Teavana Holdings, Inc. from 2011 to 2012, at HCA Healthcare, Inc. from 2014 to 2026, and at CoreCivic, Inc. from 2013 to 2025.
He was a Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1997.
Other former directorships include Schuh Ltd., Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Corrections Corp.
of America.
Education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School.