home_town nationality birth_date known_for residence article_title education name occupation
edina , minnesota united states 15 october 1959 business executive atherton , california ron johnson -lrb- businessman -rrb-
 stanford m.b.a. -rrb- university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- harvard business school -lrb- ron johnson head of enjoy -lrb- a startup company -rrb-
ron johnson -lrb- businessman -rrb-

ron johnson -lrb- born october 15 , 1959 -rrb- is the former chief executive officer of j. c. penney .
he was fired in 2013 after his makeover of j. c. penney stores failed and the stock nosedived .
previously , he was the senior vice president of retail operations at apple inc. , where he pioneered the concept of the apple retail stores and the genius bar , and the vice president of merchandising for target corporation , where he was credited for making the store `` hip . ''
he is currently the head of enjoy , a startup company .
