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Brad Lerman is executive vice president and general counsel for Starbucks, leading legal and regulatory affairs, global security, and ethics and compliance for the company.
Prior to joining Starbucks, Brad was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Medtronic in Minneapolis, where he led the global legal function, government affairs and the office of ethics and compliance across the U.S., South America, Europe and Asia. He also served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae).
During his legal career, Brad spent ten years working for the Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney and an Associate Independent Counsel. He was a partner at two law firms while in private practice as a litigation and intellectual property attorney advising leading consumer brands, and also served as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law, where he taught trial practice.
Brad currently serves as a Director on the Board of McKesson Corporation, a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information technology.
Brad and his wife Rita have five children and one grandchild. They are both natives of Chicago and love biking, hiking, and traveling together.
Brad loves coffee and prides himself on his home brewing capabilities. His favorite Starbucks whole bean coffees are Veranda, and more recently, Starbucks Odyssey Blend. But when he is not drinking his own brew, he especially enjoys a Caffè Misto or a Cold Brew.
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Starbucks ethically sources and roasts high-quality arabica coffee. They are known as the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee globally. Starbucks purchases, roasts, and serves award-winning coffee to its millions of customers. Their food and beverage offerings include Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, seasonal drinks, hot breakfast, lunch, snacks, a bakery, and premium teas. Additionally, they sell merchandise like tumblrs and mugs as well as gift cards for special occasions. In some stores around the world, they sell alcoholic drinks. In everything they do, they always live by their mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, Starbucks began as a single store front in Pike Place Market. Originally, they sourced their beans from Peet's Coffee & Tea. Eventually, Alfred Peet stopped supplying his own beans and began to train a new Roastmaster for the company. Following this transition, they sold the company in the 1980's to Howard Schultz who had Italian Coffeehouse aspirations. Originally a coffee bean store, Howard set out to make Starbucks an espresso-based coffeeshop and led much of the expansion of the franchise. With shifts in leadership over time, a decade was spent growing market share and defining corporate social responsibility. Starbucks went on acquire several operations as part of their strategy such as Seattle's Best Coffee, Torrefazione Italia, and The Coffee Connection. Today, Starbucks operates in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, and Asia with about 32,000 stores worldwide.