Our Commitment As part of Starbucks mission we are committed to maintaining our uncompromising principles while we grow. In this regard, our Board of Directors has adopted governance principles and committee charters to lead Starbucks governance practices. Currently, our board has 9 directors, a substantial majority of whom meet all of the independence requirements of NASDAQ® and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Howard Schultz Starbucks founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer
Barbara Bass Gerson Bakar Foundation president
William (Bill) Bradley Allen & Company LLC managing director
Mellody Hobson Ariel Capital Management, LLC Ariel Mutual Funds president
Kevin Johnson Juniper Networks, Inc. chief executive officer
Olden Lee PepsiCo, Inc. retired executive
Sheryl Sandberg Facebook, Inc. chief operating officer
James Shennan, Jr. Trinity Ventures general partner emeritus
Javier Teruel Colgate - Palmolive Company retired vice chairman
Myron Ullman, III J.C. Penney Company, Inc. chairman and chief executive officer
Craig Weatherup Pepsi-Cola Company retired chief executive officer
