The IMPACT Speaker Series, in collaboration with the Student Alumni Association, is proud to host J. Paul Raines, CEO of GameStop, on Wednesday, November 2.  Raines, a Georgia Tech alum (IE ’85), will speak to students, faculty, staff and community members about his experiences and insights in a talk entitled, "From North Avenue to GameStop."

Please join us for this event at 4:30pm in the LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, or register for the free live webcast provided by our partners at Learn it Live.

More about the speaker:

J. Paul Raines is the chief executive officer of GameStop. Prior to being named CEO, Raines served as chief operating officer from September 2008 to June 2010. Raines and his team have led the transformation of GameStop into the leading multichannel player in video gaming - building online platforms, download and streaming technologies, and maintaining world class retail store operations. Gamestop is a global retailer with operations in 17 countries across Europe, Canada, Australia and the United States.

Prior to joining GameStop, Raines spent eight years with The Home Depot in various management positions in retail operations, including serving as executive vice president for U.S. Stores and president of the Southern Division for the Atlanta-based company. He also has extensive international expertise covering Latin America, Asia and Europe.

Before joining The Home Depot, Raines spent four years in global sourcing for L.L. Bean and 10 years with Kurt Salmon Associates in their consumer products group.

Raines sits on the President’s Advisory Board for Georgia Tech.

About the Impact Speaker Series

Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership".

The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. Events for the series take place in the LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Management building at 4:30 pm on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.

The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.