Cynthia Harriss

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Cynthia Harriss was president of the GAP clothing chain, from May 2005, until she resigned on 01 February 2007. ^[1]. She oversaw GAP Adult, GapKids, babyGap and GapBody. Harriss joined Gap at the invitation of her former Disney boss, Paul Pressler, in February 2004 as president of GAP Outlet stores. She was promoted to President of GAP stores in May 2005.

Prior to her time at the Gap, she was president of the Disneyland Resort, which includes the Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure theme parks, three hotels and the Downtown Disney retail, dining and entertainment center. Earlier she had been senior vice president of stores for the Disney Store chain. At the Disney Store, she worked with Pressler, who became president of the Disneyland Resort in 1995, and who brought her to the Disneyland Resort in 1997 as senior vice president of park operations.

Before joining Disney in 1992, Harriss spent 19 years with the Paul Harris Stores women's clothing chain in the Midwest.

A native of Indiana, Harriss attended St. Louis University in Missouri. In 2000 she received the Tree of Life Award for outstanding community service from the Jewish National Fund.