Board of Directors
 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 12 directors, a substantial majority of whom meet all of the independence requirements of NASDAQ® and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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 | Howard Schultz Starbucks founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer |
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| William (Bill) Bradley Allen & Company LLC managing director |
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| Robert M. Gates former Secretary of Defense |
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| Mellody Hobson Ariel Investments, LLC president |
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| Kevin Johnson Juniper Networks, Inc. chief executive officer |
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| Olden Lee PepsiCo, Inc. retired executive |
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| Joshua Cooper Ramo Kissinger Associates vice chairman |
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| James Shennan, Jr. Trinity Ventures general partner emeritus |
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| Clara Shih Hearsay Social, Inc. chief executive officer |
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| Javier Teruel Colgate - Palmolive Company retired vice chairman |
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| Myron Ullman, III J.C. Penney Company, Inc. chief executive officer |
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| Craig Weatherup Pepsi-Cola Company retired chief executive officer |
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