Sandra Stark

  Sandra is a seasoned senior executive with over 25 years of experience driving growth, innovation, and operational excellence across food and beverage, retail, manufacturing, and strategic consulting. Sandra combines analytical rigor with strategic insight to lead transformative change at scale.

Most recently serving as Senior Vice President at Starbucks, Sandra led global food and beverage innovation, spearheaded enterprise transformation initiatives, and shaped cross-functional strategies that fueled sustained value creation. For over a decade at Starbucks, Sandra directed all facets of the food, beverage, and merchandise portfolio; including strategy, assortment, pricing, naming, positioning, product lifecycle management, and business performance.  She launched iconic new platforms and helped define and grow key categories within the brand.

Earlier in her career, Sandra built a foundation in strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company, in both the London and US offices, and held operational leadership roles at General Electric, gaining deep expertise in brand building, customer insights, supply chain management, and commercialization from end to end.