Katie Young

Katie Young served as SVP of Store Operations at Starbucks Corporation, a role she assumed in 2023. Prior to that, she served as SVP of Global Growth and Development at the company. Katie joined Starbucks as Director of Retail Transformation in 2012, and has held numerous leadership positions, including driving urban market strategy, leading the food category and convening innovation teams.  Prior to Starbucks, Katie was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, specializing in the social sector, CPG, and agribusiness. Her strategic focus was growth under uncertainty. She was part of the team that developed the first-ever agriculture strategy for the Gates Foundation. Other strategy work included: food security for 16 countries and creating transformational frontline change for the Ethiopian Government’s 60,000 extension agents.

Katie holds a master’s degree in public policy (MPP, International Development) from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and honors political science from Kenyon College. She currently serves on the boards of ST Genetics and  University of Washington Bothell business school.

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