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Dennis Brockman is senior vice president, chief inclusion & diversity officer. Promoted to this role in March 2021, Dennis is responsible for leading Starbucks global inclusion and diversity strategy and guiding Starbucks journey to advance racial and social equity for our partners (employees), our community and our society.
A 13-year Starbucks partner, Dennis most recently served as regional vice president for the Midwest region and has been a key member of the North America Leadership Team, representing US Retail partners. Dennis began his career at Starbucks as a district manager in the Kansas City metropolitan area and was later promoted to regional director, where he oversaw company-operated and licensed stores in Chicago.
Dennis holds a degree in business administration and management from Emporia State University. Dennis, his wife and two children live in Chicago, Illinois. He’s passionate about spending time with family and friends, supporting his church and community – and gets his energy boost from exercise and his favorite drink, a Starbucks cappuccino.
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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.