Experience

Emes Project LLC

• United States
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  After 12 years of being a Starbucks partner and having the honor of serving on our leadership team, the time has come for me to move outside the company. I am joining Sheri and Howard Schultz as ceo of The Emes Project, an overarching initiative to steward their philanthropic efforts at the Schultz Family Foundation, advocacy in areas of policy reform and new ventures. After 12 years of being a Starbucks partner and having the honor of serving on our leadership team, the time has come for me to move outside the company. I am joining Sheri and Howard Schultz as ceo of The Emes Project, an overarching initiative to steward their philanthropic efforts at the Schultz Family Foundation, advocacy in areas of policy reform and new ventures.



Starbucks

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Transformation Officer

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  My role is focused on achieving a catalytic effect on multi-year cross-company initiatives, including Starbucks efforts on behalf of partners (employees) and the company’s initiative to contribute positively to the planet.

• Executive Vice President, Public Affairs

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2019

  Led Starbucks communications, community efforts, global responsibility, public policy, and partner (employee) engagement teams across the globe.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Manager of Communications

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2008

• Director of Corporate Communications

  • 2002 - 2006

• Corporate Attorney/Policy Counsel

  • 1996 - 2002