Allen Questrom

{{Short description|Retired retail executive}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Allen Questrom

| birth_name = Allen Irving Questrom

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|04|13}}

| birth_place = Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.

| alma_mater = Boston University (BSBA)

| occupation = CEO, Federated Department Stores
Senior Advisor, Lee Equity Partners, LLC

}}

Allen Irving Questrom (born April 13, 1941) is a retired American retailing executive and philanthropist. He has served as the CEO of Federated Department Stores (Macy's), Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, and JCPenney.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=295626&privcapId=29532784|title=Allen I. Questrom: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-02-22}} He is also a Senior Advisor for Lee Equity Partners, LLC.

In 1964, Questrom graduated from Boston University (BU).

The following year, he joined Abraham & Straus as an executive trainee, eventually rising to merchandising manager. After eight years at A, & S., Allen joined Bullock's in 1973, spending five years there as vice president and general merchandise manager and later as executive vice president.{{Cite news|title=Federated Officer Returns to the Fold|date=2 August 1984|work=The New York Times|id={{ProQuest|425173992}}}}

In 1978, Allen became president of Rich's.

In February 1980, Questrom was named chairman and chief executive officer of Rich's, succeeding Joel Goldberg.{{Cite news|title=Chairman Is Named At Rich's|last=Sloane|first=Leonard|date=20 February 1980|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|121301271}}}}

Questrom resigned from Rich's for personal reasons in January 1984, and was succeeded as chairman and chief executive by president James M. Zimmerman.{{Cite news|title=Federated Stores Sets Management Changes At Retail Divisions|date=4 January 1984|work=The Wall Street Journal|id={{ProQuest|397953332}}}}{{Cite news|title=Chairman of Rich's Takes a 'Sabbatical'|date=5 January 1984|work=The New York Times|id={{ProQuest|122385731}}}} After spending the next several months traveling the world, Questrom was named chairman and chief executive officer of Bullock's in August 1984, succeeding Franklin Simon.{{Cite news|title=Federated Department Stores Taps Questrom to Head Unit|date=2 August 1984|work=The Wall Street Journal|id={{ProQuest|397856415}}}}

Boston University's business school is named after him.