Tripper Briggs

Biography

Tripper Briggs is Vice President, Strategic Business Development – Strategic Initiatives, at HD Supply, one of the largest Industrial Distributors in North America. He joined in Nov. ’13 and is responsible for developing the company’s Strategic Corporate Initiatives by providing thought leadership and analytical support for the executive team. He leads projects across the key Business Units to drive improvements in Sales Growth, Margin Expansion, Cost Reduction, and Cash Improvement in order to enhance the customer and associate experience and to deliver increased value to shareholders. Prior to HD Supply, Tripper worked for 7 Years at The Home Depot, where he entered as an associate in the Business Leadership Program after graduating business school. In his last role he served as Associate Install Merchant in the Décor Department, managing a national network of Service Providers installing blinds, shutters, and custom closets for Home Depot customers.   Before business school Tripper worked as an Analyst at the Nasdaq Stock market in New York and as a Research Associate at Economists Incorporated in Washington, DC. Tripper earned a B.A. from Duke University in ’97 and an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management in ’06. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Keely.

Education

MBA, Vanderbilt, 2006