Starbucks
STARBUCKS CORP
NASDAQ: SBUX. Starbucks Corporation, along with its various subsidiaries, operates worldwide as a key player in roasting, marketing, and selling specialty coffee.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883
- SEC CIK
- 0000829224
- Website
- www.starbucks.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Brady BrewerSince Nov 14, 2025
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 10 / 1111 directors published
- Published claims
- 466 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 130 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 6 distinct sources and 13 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
CEO CHANGED
Brady Brewer executive of Starbucks, effective 2025-11-14.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer, Starbucks International | Brady Brewer | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Brian Niccol | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | Cathy R. Smith | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | Mike Grams | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | Pilar Ramos | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Partner Officer | Shaun Kelly | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE10 |
| executive vice president, chief partner officer | Sara Kelly | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE9 |
Board of directors
Evidence11 directors published. 10 of 11 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Campion | Independent | 2019 | Audit and Compliance, chairAudit and Compliance · Chair; Compensation and Management DevelopmentCompensation and Management Development | Source reportedE3 |
| Brian Niccol | Not independent | 2024 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Brian R. Ford | Independent | 2023 | Nominating and Corporate Governance, chairNominating and Corporate Governance · Chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Dambisa Moyo | Independent | 2025 | Audit and ComplianceAudit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Daniel Servitje | Independent | 2024 | Audit and ComplianceAudit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Jørgen Vig Knudstorp | Independent | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Marissa Mayer | Independent | 2025 | Nominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Mike Sievert | Independent | 2024 | Compensation and Management Development | Source reportedE3 |
| Neal Mohan | Independent | 2024 | Compensation and Management Development | Source reportedE3 |
| Ritch Allison | Independent | 2019 | Audit and ComplianceAudit and Compliance; Compensation and Management Development · ChairCompensation and Management Development, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Wei Zhang | Independent | 2023 | Audit and ComplianceAudit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and Compliance | Andy Campion | Andy Campion, Dambisa Moyo, Daniel Servitje, Ritch Allison, Wei Zhang | regulatory |
| Audit and Compliance · Chair; Compensation and Management Development | Not published | Andy Campion | regulatory |
| Audit and Compliance; Compensation and Management Development · Chair | Not published | Ritch Allison | regulatory |
| Audit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | Dambisa Moyo, Daniel Servitje, Wei Zhang | regulatory |
| Compensation and Management Development | Ritch Allison | Ritch Allison, Andy Campion, Mike Sievert, Neal Mohan | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Corporate Governance | Brian R. Ford | Brian R. Ford, Dambisa Moyo, Daniel Servitje, Marissa Mayer, Wei Zhang | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Corporate Governance · Chair | Not published | Brian R. Ford | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NASDAQ: SBUX | current | Jun 7, 2000 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
| Nasdaq-100 (Nasdaq) | NASDAQ: SBUX | current | Sep 1, 2026 | exchange verified | Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Brady BrewerChief Executive Officer, Starbucks Internationalcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:21
- Brian NiccolChairman and Chief Executive Officer; Membercompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:22, company:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:11
- Cathy R. SmithExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officercompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:23
- Mike GramsExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officercompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:24
- Pilar RamosExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officercompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:25
- Shaun KellyExecutive Vice President, Chief Partner Officercompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:27
- Sara Kellyexecutive vice president, chief partner officercompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:26
- Andy CampionDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:10
- Brian R. FordDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:12
- Dambisa MoyoDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:13
- Daniel ServitjeDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:14
- Jørgen Vig KnudstorpDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:15
- Marissa MayerDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:16
- Mike SievertDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:17
- Neal MohanDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:18
- Ritch AllisonDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:19
- Wei ZhangDirectorcompany:793761af-acfa-4ac6-a42c-6394c486b883:leadership_role:20
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 13 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E2STARBUCKS CORP Form 10-K (filed 2025-11-14). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Jan 26, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 11 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Nov 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Nov 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Nov 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Nov 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Nov 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9SBUX executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Nov 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11board_seats. board seats. Cited by 17 Claims.
- E12Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API. index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- Brady Brewer executive of Starbucks, effective 2025-11-14.
- Brian Niccol executive of Starbucks, effective 2025-11-14.
- Cathy R. Smith executive of Starbucks, effective 2025-11-14.
- Mike Grams executive of Starbucks, effective 2025-11-14.
- Pilar Ramos executive of Starbucks, effective 2025-11-14.
- Shaun Kelly executive of Starbucks, effective 2025-11-14.
- Dambisa Moyo seat on Starbucks, effective 2025-01-01.
- Marissa Mayer seat on Starbucks, effective 2025-01-01.
- Audit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate Governance committee of Starbucks, effective 2025-01-01.
- Dambisa Moyo member of Audit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2025-01-01.
- Brian Niccol seat on Starbucks, effective 2024-01-01.
- Daniel Servitje seat on Starbucks, effective 2024-01-01.
- Mike Sievert seat on Starbucks, effective 2024-01-01.
- Neal Mohan seat on Starbucks, effective 2024-01-01.
- Daniel Servitje member of Audit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2024-01-01.
- Brian R. Ford seat on Starbucks, effective 2023-01-01.
- Wei Zhang seat on Starbucks, effective 2023-01-01.
- Wei Zhang member of Audit and Compliance; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
- Nominating and Corporate Governance · Chair committee of Starbucks, effective 2023-01-01.
- Brian R. Ford member of Nominating and Corporate Governance · Chair, effective 2023-01-01.
- Andy Campion seat on Starbucks, effective 2019-01-01.
- Ritch Allison seat on Starbucks, effective 2019-01-01.
- Audit and Compliance · Chair; Compensation and Management Development committee of Starbucks, effective 2019-01-01.
- Andy Campion member of Audit and Compliance · Chair; Compensation and Management Development, effective 2019-01-01.
- Audit and Compliance; Compensation and Management Development · Chair committee of Starbucks, effective 2019-01-01.
- Ritch Allison member of Audit and Compliance; Compensation and Management Development · Chair, effective 2019-01-01.
- Jørgen Vig Knudstorp seat on Starbucks, effective 2017-01-01.



