Awards & Recognition
★FastCasual Hall of Fame inductee (2022) - inaugural class
★FastCasual Top 100 Movers & Shakers recognition (multiple years)
★Led Panera to Fast Company's #1 Most Innovative Company in Food (2015)
★Panera named 27th most innovative company overall by Fast Company
★Panera named Marketer of the Year by Ad Age (2017)
Notable Facts
→Former CEO and President of Panera Bread (2018-2022), leading one of the largest restaurant chains in the US
→Previously President at Papa John's, overseeing growth from 450 to 3,000+ stores
→Pioneer of restaurant technology - led first nationwide online ordering system in 1998
→Led Panera 2.0 digital transformation with $100M+ investment in technology
→Former Ernst & Young partner who founded one of their research centers
→Author of 8 patents in restaurant technology
→Co-founder of Composite Ventures venture fund
→Board member on multiple restaurant companies and advisor roles