| Laxman Narasimhan |
Laxman Narasimhan is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Starbucks Corp. and an Independent Director at Verizon Communications, Inc. He also holds positions as a Director at the US-China Business Council, a Trustee at The Brookings Institution, and a Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. In his former roles, Mr. Narasimhan served as the Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc from 2019 to 2022. He was also the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) Plc and a Director & Manager at Mckinsey & Co. (Haryana). Prior to that, he held the position of Global Chief Commercial Officer at PepsiCo, Inc. in 2019 and served as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at PepsiCo Americas Foods from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Narasimhan's education includes a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, an undergraduate degree from the College of Engineering, Pune, a graduate degree from the Joseph H Lauder Institute of Management & International, and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Narasimhan's current job(s) include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Starbucks Corp. and Independent Director at Verizon Communications, Inc. |
| Deborah Hall Lefevre |
Deborah Hall Lefevre is currently an Independent Director at Wintrust Financial Corp. and the Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP at Starbucks Corp. Previously, she worked at McDonald's Corp. as Vice President-Global Enterprise & Solutions from 2015 to 2017. She also held positions at Motorola, Inc. as Senior Manager-Information Technology, Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. as Chief Information Officer from 2017 to 2019, and Couche-Tard US LP as Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP. Ms. Lefevre received an undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University. |
| Liz Muller |
Liz Muller is currently working as the Chief Design Officer & Senior Vice President at Starbucks Corp. |
| Brady Brewer |
Brady Brewer is currently the CEO-Asia Pacific, EMEA, Japan & LAC at Starbucks Corp. He previously worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. Mr. Brewer completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Washington. |
| Rachel Marie Ruggeri |
Rachel Marie Ruggeri is currently the Executive VP, Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Starbucks Corp. She previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at The Krusteaz Co. from 2018 to 2020. She also served as a Member-Supervisory Board at President Starbucks Coffee Shanghai Co., Ltd. Ms. Ruggeri completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Puget Sound and holds an MBA from Washington State University. |
| Kelly Bengston |
Kelly Bengston is currently the Director at Central Washington University Foundation and the Chief Procurement Officer & Senior Vice President at Starbucks Corp. She completed her undergraduate degree at Central Washington University. |
| Denise Nelsen |
Denise Nelsen has held the following positions in her career: Chief Executive Officer at Smashburger Franchising LLC since 2024, and Senior Vice President-US Operations at Starbucks Corp. since 1997. |
| Sara Kelly |
Sara Kelly is currently the Chief Partner Officer & Executive Vice President at Starbucks Corp. She obtained an undergraduate degree from California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo). |
| Cheryl Steele |
Cheryl Steele is currently the Director at Alert Media, Inc. and the Chief Security Officer at Starbucks Corp. She is also a member of the World Affairs Council of Seattle and the International Security Management Association. Ms. Steele has a graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and an undergraduate degree from Hobart & William Smith Colleges. |
| Michael Kobori |
Michael Kobori is currently the Director at Bunge Ltd., the Independent Director at Bunge Global SA, and the Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks Corp. Previously, he worked as the Vice President-Sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co. from 2007 to 2020. He also served as a Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley and as the Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks Coffee Co. Mr. Kobori has an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley. |
| Jeff Wile |
Jeff Wile is currently the Chief Information Officer at Starbucks Corp. Prior to this, he worked as the Vice President of Technical Operations at The Walt Disney Co. and as the Vice President of Data Center Operations at Cyxtera Data Centers, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Washington. |
| Michael A. Conway |
Michael A. Conway is currently the Chief Executive Officer-North America at Starbucks Corp. since 2013 and an Independent Director at McCormick & Co., Inc. since 2015. Previously, he held the position of Vice President-Marketing & Adult Simple Meals at Campbell Soup Co. from 1994 to 2004. He also worked as a Principal at Bain & Co., Inc. and Kraft General Foods Corp. He served as the President of McNeil Nutritionals LLC from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, he was the President & Executive Vice President at Starbucks Coffee Canada, Inc. from 2018 to 2020. Mr. Conway completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University and holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Mellody Louise Hobson |
Ms. Mellody L. Hobson is a Co-Chief Executive Officer & President at Ariel Investments LLC. She is responsible for management, strategic planning and growth for all areas of Ariel outside of research and portfolio management. Additionally, she serves as chairman of the board of trustees of Ariel Investment Trust—the company’s publicly traded mutual funds. Prior to being named Co-CEO, Ms. Hobson spent nearly two decades as the firm’s President. Additionally in 2021, she co-founded Ariel Alternatives LLC, a new asset management enterprise offering a patient, focused and non-consensus approach to private equity. Its initial strategic initiative, Project Black, has a mission to scale sustainable minority-owned business enterprises to serve as Tier 1 suppliers to Fortune 500 companies—driving economic growth and equality from the entry level to the boardroom. She also serves on the board of trustees of the Center for Strategic & International Studies and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Ms. Hobson is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Rockefeller Foundation board of trustees and serves on the executive committee of the Investment Company Institute. Ms. Hobson is currently serves as chairman of the board of Starbucks Corporation. She is also a director of JPMorgan Chase.
She previously served as chairman of the board of DreamWorks Animation until the company’s sale and was a long-standing board member of the Estée Lauder Companies. Ms. Hobson's community outreach includes her role as chairman of After School Matters, a Chicago non-profit that provides area teens with high-quality after-school and summer programs. Additionally, she is co-chair of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and a board member of the George Lucas Educational Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Ms. Hobson earned her AB from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations and Public Policy. |
| Howard D. Schultz |
Howard D. Schultz is the founder of Maveron LLC (founded in 1998), Starbucks (Shanghai) Coffee Co., Ltd. (founded in 2016), Schultz Family Foundation (founded in 1996), The Hire Opportunity Coalition (founded in 2015), and Starbucks Corp. (founded in 1985). At Starbucks Corp., he held the title of Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2022 to 2023. Mr. Schultz currently holds the positions of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Starbucks Coffee Singapore Pte Ltd., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Starbucks Coffee Australia Pty Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Starbucks Italy Srl, and Director at Pinkberry, Inc. (since 2012). His former positions include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at IL Giornale Coffee Co. (from 1986 to 1987), Chairman at The Basketball Club of Seattle LLC, Director at DWA Holdings LLC (from 2004 to 2008), Director at Potbelly Sandwich Works LLC, Director-Retail Operations & Marketing at Starbucks Coffee Co. (from 1982 to 1985), Director at Groupon, Inc. (from 2011 to 2012), Director at Block, Inc., and Vice President & General Manager-United States at Hammarplast AB. Mr. Schultz obtained his undergraduate degree from Northern Michigan University. |
| Richard E. Allison |
Richard E. Allison is an Independent Director at Starbucks Corp. and a Director at Kenvue, Inc. He was the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Domino's Pizza, Inc. and a Partner at Bain & Co., Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School. |
| G. Michael Sievert |
G. Michael Sievert was the founder of Switchbox Labs, Inc. (founded in 2008) where he served as the Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2009. He is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of T-Mobile USA, Inc. (since 2012), the Chief Executive Officer of Assurance Wireless USA LP, the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of T-Mobile US, Inc. (since 2020), the President & Chief Executive Officer of Sprint Corp. (since 2020), and an Independent Director of Starbucks Corp. (since 2024). He previously held positions as the Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Bay Games, Inc. in 2012, Program Director at International Business Machines Corp., Independent Director at Shaw Communications, Inc. from 2018 to 2023, Director at Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., Director at Switch & Data Facilities Co., Inc. from 2008 to 2010, Vice President-Worldwide Windows Group at Microsoft Corp. from 2005 to 2008, Principal at Procter & Gamble Co., Chief Marketing & Sales Officer at E*TRADE Financial Corp. from 1998 to 2001, Chief Commercial Officer at Clearwire Corp. from 2009 to 2011, and Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President at New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. from 2002 to 2005. He obtained his undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. |
| Beth E. Ford |
Beth E. Ford is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Land O'Lakes, Inc. She is also the Chief Executive Officer at Land O'Lakes Holdings, Inc. In addition, she serves as an Independent Director at Starbucks Corp., Director at The Business Roundtable, and Director at National Milk Producers Federation. Previously, Ms. Ford held the position of Chairman at Clearwater Paper Corp. from 2013 to 2018. She was an Independent Director at PACCAR, Inc. from 2015 to 2023. She also served as an Independent Director at BlackRock, Inc. from 2021 to 2022. Ms. Ford has experience as an Executive Vice President & Head-Supply Chain at International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. from 2008 to 2012. She was the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Hachette Book Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2008. Additionally, she held the position of SVP-Global Operations & Information Technology at Scholastic Corp. Ms. Ford's education includes an undergraduate degree from Iowa State University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. |
| Neal Mohan |
Neal Mohan is currently the Chief Executive Officer at YouTube LLC since 2007. He is also an Independent Director at Starbucks Corp. since 2024. Additionally, he serves as a Director at 23andMe, Inc. since 2017 and as an Advisor at CapitalG Management Company LLC. Mr. Mohan has held former positions as a Director at Chipin, Inc. and the Interactive Advertising Bureau. He was also a Director at the Internet Advertising Bureau from 2012 to 2016. From 2020 to 2023, he served as an Independent Director at Stitch Fix, Inc. Mr. Mohan was a Director at the Mobile Marketing Association, Inc. from 2012 to 2015. He held the position of Senior VP-Strategy & Product Development at DoubleClick, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Mohan was the Senior Vice President-Display & Video Advertising at Google LLC from 2008 to 2015. He was a Principal at Microsoft Corp., NetGravity, Inc., and Accenture LLC. Additionally, Mr. Mohan was a Member-Management Board at Stanford Graduate School of Business from 2013 to 2017. He completed his undergraduate studies at Stanford University and holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. |
| Andrew Campion |
Andrew Campion is currently the Managing Director-Strategic Business Ventures at NIKE, Inc., the Independent Director at Starbucks Corp., and a Director at The Springhill Co. LLC. Previously, he worked as the Senior Vice President-Corporate Development at The Walt Disney Co. Mr. Campion holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a graduate degree from the University of San Diego School of Law. |
| Wei Zhang |
Wei Zhang currently works at Starbucks Corp., as Independent Director from 2023, Ralph Lauren Corp., as Independent Director from 2022, and Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II, as Advisor. Ms. Zhang also formerly worked at Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, as Director, Lakala Payment Co., Ltd., as Director, ShopeX, Inc., as Director, Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd., as President & Executive Director from 2017 to 2021, NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., as Managing Director-CNBC China from 2002 to 2005, Amblin Partners, as Director, Ucweb, Inc., as Director, Jack Ma Foundation, as Director, Meituan Group, Inc., as Director, News Corp., as Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2008, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., as Senior Vice President-Corporate Development from 2008 to 2014, and Star (China) Ltd., as Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Zhang received her undergraduate degree from Seton Hill University and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Satya Nadella |
Satya Nadella is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft Corp. He is also an Independent Director at Starbucks Corp. and a Trustee at The University of Chicago. Previously, he served as the Chairman of The Business Council, an Independent Director at Riverbed Technology LLC, a Director at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and a Member-Technology Staff at Sun Microsystems, Inc. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago, an undergraduate degree from Mangalore University, and a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. |
| Daniel Javier Servitje Montull |
Daniel Javier Servitje Montull is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV since 2016. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Marinela de Baja California SA de CV, Chairman of CorporacÃon Aura Solar, SAPI de CV, Chairman of Servicios Comerciales De EnergÃa, SA de CV, Independent Director of Starbucks Corp. starting in 2024, and Director of Aura Solar Ingenieria de Energias Renovables SL, Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad AC, The Consumer Goods Forum, and Latin America Conservation Council. In the past, Mr. Servitje Montull served as a Director at Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV from 1998 to 2011. He was also an Independent Director at Banco Nacional de México SA and Grupo Financiero Citibanamex SA de CV. Additionally, he served as a Director at Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc.Mr. Servitje Montull completed his undergraduate studies at Universidad Iberoamericana. He also holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, which he received in 1987. |
| Jørgen Vig Knudstorp |
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp is currently the Chairman at LEGO System A, BrainPOP LLC, and Starbucks Corp. He is also a Director at LEGO A and a Member-Management Committee at Merlin Entertainments Group Operations Ltd. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at LEGO Holding A and the Executive Chairman at Lego Juris A. He also worked as a Principal at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 1998 to 2001. |
