Brian Kilcourse...

Brian is a managing partner at Retail Systems Research LLC (“RSR Research”), a company focused on delivering research, strategies, and knowledge for the extended etail industry.

Formerly President & Chief Executive of Retail Systems Alert Group (RSAG), Brian is a recognized leader in retail technology practices. Brian is a frequent public speaker on subjects ranging from emerging technologies to IT governance and best practices. He also has led training seminars on the subject of "selling technology to retailers." Brian has authored research reports on Multi-Channel Retailing, Retail Data Security, RFID, Business Intelligence, Services Oriented Architectures (SOA), and Software as a Service (SaaS), among other subjects.

Brian is a 30+ retail industry veteran. Previous to RSR and RSAG, he was CIO at a leading West coast retailer from 1993 through 2002. In 2001, Brian was named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders by Computerworld magazine and by Information Week as leader of the #1 retail IT shop.

Brian has also been a recording and performing musician in the SF Bay Area for over 30 years.  Brian's recordings are available on iTunes and  CDBABY.