Bruce K. Thorn holds the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Big Lots, Inc. and Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President for The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. Mr. Thorn is also on the board of Caleres, Inc., Nationwide Children's Hospital and The National Veterans Memorial & Museum.

In his past career he held the position of President, Chief Operating Officer & EVP at Tailored Brands, Inc., Principal at Cintas Corp., Senior Director-Global Engineering Services at Gap, Inc., EVP-Store Operations, Services & Supply Chain at PetSmart LLC, Chief Operating Officer at LESCO, Inc. and Principal at The United States Army (District of Columbia).

He received an MBA from the University of Cincinnati (Ohio) and an undergraduate degree from US Military Academy.