Millard Drexler

Millard "Mickey" S. Drexler (b. August 17, 1944), the current chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group and formerly the CEO of Gap Inc. He has been a director at Apple Inc. since 1999. He studied at the Bronx High School of Science, City College of New York, and University of Buffalo. He received a master-of-arts degree from Boston University Graduate School of Management. In the mid-1970s, Drexler was a merchandising vice-president and fashion director ... more

Millard "Mickey" S. Drexler (b. August 17, 1944), the current chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group and formerly the CEO of Gap Inc. He has been a director at Apple Inc. since 1999. He studied at the Bronx High School of Science, City College of New York, and University of Buffalo. He received a master-of-arts degree from Boston University Graduate School of Management. In the mid-1970s, Drexler was a merchandising vice-president and fashion director at Abraham & Straus in Brooklyn, New York, which was then a new addition to Federated. He has also worked at Ann Taylor, Bloomingdale's, and Macy's. Drexler is often credited with Gap's meteoric rise during the 1990s. Until then Gap had been a relatively small chain selling private and public brands. Under Drexler the company made a dramatic shift to private brand merchandise and expanded rapidly to become an iconic part of 90's pop culture. Television advertisements featuring young models and catchy music such as "Mellow Yellow" and "Dress Me... less