Cynthia Harriss is an American retail and tourism industry executive, notable for her senior roles with Gap Inc. and The Walt Disney Company.
Harriss was born in Indiana and received a bachelor's degree from St. Louis University in Missouri.
Harriss then spent 19 years in a variety of marketing and operations roles at the Paul Harris Stores, a women's clothing chain.
In 2000, Harriss received the Tree of Life Award for outstanding community service from the Jewish National Fund.
Harriss was then appointed president of Gap Inc.'s namesake chain of apparel stores, overseeing the Gap brand's operations, including its adult line as well as the brand's GapKids, babyGap and gapbody businesses.