High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by brothers Jerry and Mark Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman`s Menswear. The Silvermans sold their ownership interests in 1991 to Jacob Price of Knoxville, Tennessee.