Farooq Kathwari Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. Danbury, Connecticut

Farooq Kathwari is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. He has been President of the Company since 1985 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1988. In 1989, he formed a group to purchase Ethan Allen and took the Company public in 1993. Under Mr. Kathwari’s leadership, Ethan Allen has transformed into a leading manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in the United States.

Mr. Kathwari was born in Kashmir and earned his undergraduate degree from Kashmir University in English literature and political science and a graduate degree in business administration from New York University. He serves on several not-for-profit organizations, including Chairman of the National Retail Federation, Refugees International, and the Kashmir Study Group. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Trustee of the World Conference of Religions for Peace, a Trustee of Freedom House, a Director of Henry L. Stimson Center, and a Director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.