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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★CEO Today USA Awards 2025 winner
★Recognition for 35-year career progression from busser to CEO
Notable Facts
→Started as busser at Red Lobster at age 16, rose to CEO of Darden Restaurants
→35-year career with company spanning multiple roles from operations to CFO
→MBA from Dartmouth Tuck School, CPA, worked at Bain & Company consulting
→Serves on board of directors for Tractor Supply Company
→UCF Board of Trustees member, first in family to attend college
→Leads company with 1,900+ restaurants and 190,000+ employees including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse
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Michelin Standard
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