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Virtual Fireside Chat: Marc Lore
March 18 @ 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
This opportunity is provided by the Arkansas Tech University College of Business and Economic Development. Access the virtual meeting at:
https://atu.webex.com/atu/j.php?MTID=m9f7ad064248f815864819d9159b23089
Marc Lore is the founder and CEO of Wonder Group, a company that is revolutionizing the food industry by creating a meal-time super app, operating a collection of delivery-first restaurants in collaboration with some of the world’s best chefs and pioneering a new category of “fast fine” dining.
Lore is also an NBA/WNBA owner having purchased the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in spring 2021 with his friend and business partner, Alex Rodriguez.
Prior to this, Lore started and sold four companies. Jet.com which was acquired by Walmart in 2016 for $3.3 billion. Until 2021, Lore served as the president and chief executive officer of Walmart U.S. eCommerce. Lore was also the co-founder and CEO of Quidsi, the parent company of e-commerce websites Diapers.com, Soap.com, Wag.com and more. The company was sold to Amazon in 2011 for $550 million.