David Rawlinson
Class of 1997
Hometown: Rock Hill, SC
- Rawlinson became President and CEO of Qurate Retail, Inc., in 2021, a select group of seven leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill®, and Grandin Road®. Together, these businesses form Qurate Retail Group SM. Qurate Retail is a world leader in video commerce, among the top e-commerce retailers in North America and a leader in mobile commerce and social commerce. In 2020, Qurate Retail delivered $14.2 billion in revenue, served more than 22 million customers across seven countries, and had 26,400 team members worldwide. Qurate Retail ranks as number 216 on the 2021 Fortune 500.
- Rawlinson previously served as President of Grainger Global Online, where he led the fastest growth, stand-alone division of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW), and held executive roles with ITT Exelis, formerly ITT Corp. Rawlinson also served as a White House Fellow and held various appointed positions under President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. In the Obama Administration, Rawlinson was a Senior Advisor for Economic Policy with the White House National Economic Council. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law.