Beto Guajardo — Senior Vice President of Global Strategy at Starbucks

Mr. Beto Guajardo serves as Senior Vice President of Global Strategy at Starbucks Corporation. Mr. Guajardo served as a Global Vice President of Strategy at Levi Strauss & Co from August 2011 to February 2014. He is a corporate strategist with extensive global experience in corporate and brand strategy, new business development, mergers and acquisitions and organization design. He was responsible for leading the development and execution of the brand's growth strategy and global business development. He serves as a Vice President of Strategic Planning and Mergers & Acquisitions of Alticor Inc., a company engaged in the principal business, through its worldwide and which is the parent of Pyxis Innovations Inc. Prior to joining Alticor Inc. in October 2000, he held the position of Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting, a professional services company. He led the strategy group that works across business units and functions to identify opportunities for new business development, improvements to existing business practices and development of long-range strategic plans. He served as management consultant with McKinsey, Inc. and Deloitte Consulting, LLP. He led strategic initiatives for international clients in more than 30 countries. He served as vice president of North America strategy for Avon. During his tenure at Avon, he served as a Vice President of Global Sales Strategy and Vice President of Asia Pacific strategy and new business development at Avon. He held leadership roles at McKinsey & Company. He served as Global Vice President of Brand Strategy for Levi's Strauss & Co, since August 2011 until February 2014 and one of the largest privately held apparel manufacturers and retailers of the iconic Levis and Dockers brands. He served as Vice President of Strategy for Avon Cosmetics, one the world's leading direct selling company of personal care and beauty products. He served as a Director at Interleukin Genetics Inc.'s from March 24, 2003 to September 14, 2004. Mr. Guajardo holds MBA in Management Strategy and Finance degree from Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Illinois.