Tim Rea, Chief Experience and Marketing Officer at Edward Jones, is responsible for the firm’s marketing, branding and experience initiatives. Mr. Rea previously served as the executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Office Depot Inc., senior vice president of brand marketing for Darden Restaurants, and had increasing brand management leadership positions at Hershey Foods Inc. and The Procter & Gamble Co. Mr. Rea earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and his master's degrees in economics and public administration from the University of Texas at El Paso. Mr. Rea is an Army combat veteran and serves on the board of the St. Louis American Heart Association.