Jon Gold

Jon Gold
Jon Gold
Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy
National Retail Federation
Jonathan Gold is vice president of supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation. In this role, Gold is a primary spokesperson and is responsible for representing the retail industry before Congress and the administration on supply chain, international trade, product safety and customs related issues impacting the retail industry. While with NRF, he has been a leading advocate of the value of trade and global value chains to the U.S. economy.

Prior to joining NRF, Gold served as a policy analyst in the Office of Policy and Planning for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He joined CBP in May 2006 and was responsible for providing policy guidance on issues surrounding maritime cargo security and trade-related matters. Gold also worked on implementation issues surrounding the SAFE Port Act and other issues within the agency including CBP intelligence reform, pandemic flu and trade facilitation.

Before joining CBP, Gold spent nearly a decade with the Retail Industry Leaders Association holding several government relations positions including director and then vice president of international trade policy before being named vice president of global supply chain policy in January 2005.

Gold currently serves on the Department of Commerce’s Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness. He has previously served on the Department of Homeland Security’s Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) and on the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Advisory Committee on Distribution Services.

Gold graduated from American University in Washington, DC in 1994. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in international business with a concentration in finance.

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Sunday
January 14
10:30 am11:00 am
River Pavilion, goTRG Stage
During the past three years, Northern Tool + Equipment has grown revenue by 44 percent, in part by prioritizing and investing in initiatives that provide value for customers and team members. With more than 130 store locations across 23 states, Northern Tool has a strong national retail presence featuring a wide variety of tools, equipment, and service offerings via ecommerce and a superior… Read more
Sunday
January 14
11:30 am12:00 pm
River Pavilion, goTRG Stage

Target continues to invest in building capacity to meet guest demand—an approach that utilizes the company’s stores-as-hubs strategy and growing sortation center network. Target’s sortation centers help drive speed, productivity and cost efficiency to improve the guest experience. Hear from Target’s Chief Supply Chain & Logistics Officer Gretchen McCarthy on how Target’s stores-as-hubs… Read more

Sunday
January 14
1:45 pm2:15 pm
River Pavilion, goTRG Stage
The past few years have certainly shown that supply chain disruptions can happen at any moment and have a significant impact on retail operations. The panel will examine some of the key lessons learned to help address congestion at our ports today as well as prepare for future events. We will hear from key port officials as well as a retailer on how we keep the supply chain moving in times of… Read more