Vice President & General Counsel, Employee & Labor Relations , Target Corporation
Jim Rowader Target Corporation Phone: Email:
Jim Rowader leads a department of more than 90 team members, including 18 attorneys, 10 paralegals and 67 HR professionals responsible for all labor and employment litigation, ER/LR strategy, HR Compliance, HR legislative strategy, and field investigations.
Jim began his career with Target in 1994 as Employee Relations Counsel. He has held various positions within Employee Relations and Labor Relations and was promoted to his current position as in September, 2008. Prior to Target, Jim was an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Detroit, and subsequently for a Twin Cities law firm.
While working on his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois, Jim played goalie for the university's soccer team. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.