Steven Keith Platt, Director and Research Fellow
Platt Retail Institute
Hinsdale, IL

Steven Keith Platt is the Director and founder of the Platt Retail Institute. He is also
the Managing Director of S.K. Platt & Company, which is focused exclusively on the
retail in-store development industry and related retail technologies. Steven received
his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Marketing from the Boston University
School of Management.  He also has a Law Degree and a LL.M. in Taxation from
Boston University, where he served as Articles Editor for the University's Journal of
Tax Law. Steven has led courses for the American Management Association, has
published many professional articles in journals including VM+SD, POP Today, the
National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers Magazine, POP Magazine,
Display & Design Ideas, the Journal of Mergers and Acquisitions, the Computing
Technology Industry Association’s Computing Channels Magazine, The Mergers &
Acquisitions Handbook, and the Corporate Legal Times, and is also quoted extensively.
He is a member of the Executive Advisory Board at the University of Florida Center
for Retailing Education and Research, an associate member of the American Collegiate
Retailing Association and the National Retail Federation, as well as a member of the American
Marketing Association and Point-of-Purchase Advertising International.

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