Robert Dennis

Robert J.
Dennis currently serves as Director at The Nashville Symphony Association, United Way of Middle Tennessee, Inc., Leadership Nashville Foundation, Schuh (Holdings) Ltd., and Schuh Group Ltd. He is an Advisor at Tennessee Community Ventures LLC and 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, and held director roles at Schuh Ltd., Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Corrections Corp.
of America.
He was Independent Director at CoreCivic, Inc. from 2013 to 2025 and at HCA Healthcare, Inc. from 2014 to 2026.
From 1984 to 1997, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. Mr. Dennis completed undergraduate and graduate studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.