Awards & Recognition
★Restaurant Dive Executive of the Year 2020
★Restaurant Business Restaurant Leader of the Year finalist
★IFMA Silver Plate Award Winner 2023
★Led Papa Johns to Forbes Best Employers for Diversity recognition 3 consecutive years
Notable Facts
→Led Papa Johns turnaround from 2019-2024, achieving record $5+ billion global systemwide sales
→Currently CEO of Shake Shack (started May 2024) after successful Papa Johns tenure
→Previously President of Arby's where he led the 'We Have the Meats' campaign
→MBA from University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business
→Over 25 years experience across QSR and consumer packaged goods
→Born 1976 in Pittsburgh, PA
→Successfully navigated Papa Johns through post-Schnatter crisis and COVID pandemic
→Established Papa Johns dual headquarters in Atlanta while maintaining Louisville operations