Former Walmart community affairs director to oversee NRF "Retail Means Jobs" campaign Thorne Bill Thorne was not long out of college when he decided to pursue his dream of working in Washington, D.C. He packed his bags, loaded his car and was soon on his way, but not without first making a detour to see his father. “He said ‘What are you going to do? Do you have a job?’” Thorne recalled. He answered, “No,” to the disappointment of his dad, but that decision set Thorne on “a long and winding road” that most recently led to his hiring as senior vice president of communications and public affairs at the National Retail Federation. Thorne joined NRF from Walmart,… Read More