Gary Friedman is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Restoration Hardware, Inc. He was born in San Francisco to a Jewish family and raised by his mother in Sonoma, California. He worked part-time at The Gap while attending community college and quickly rose through the ranks to become the youngest manager, district manager, and regional manager in the company's history. Friedman joined Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in 1988 and held various leadership positions before becoming president and CEO of Restoration Hardware in 2011.