Brian Kilcourse

Brian Kilcourse


Brian Kilcourse is recognized as one of the top retail technology leaders in the United States. He is a managing partner at Retail Systems Research LLC (“RSR Research”), a company focused on delivering research, strategies, and knowledge for the extended retail industry. Formerly President and Chief Executive of Retail Systems Alert Group (RSAG), Brian is a recognized leader in retail technology practices. He has authored research reports on Cross-Channel Retailing, Supply Chain, Customer Data Security, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Mobility, IT Governance, Workforce Management, Services Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Software as a Service (SaaS). Previously, Brian was SVP and CIO at Longs Drug Stores from 1993-2002.One of the top retail CIOs in the United States during his tenure there, he was named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders by Computerworld magazine and by Information Week as leader of the #1 retail IT shop in 2001.