Anand Varadarajan
Chief Technology Officer @Starbucks
Starbucks•Seattle, Washington, United States
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Senior technology and operations executive with enterprise-scale leadership experience across global retail, grocery, and supply chain networks. My work focuses on building resilient, data-driven operating systems at scale—spanning omnichannel retail, logistics, AI-enabled forecasting, and large-scale transformation in complex, regulated environments. I partner closely with executive leadership on enterprise risk, capital investment tradeoffs, and long-term technology strategy. I bring a board-level perspective grounded in operational reality: balancing innovation with reliability, growth with controls, and speed with governance. I am particularly interested in contributing to boards seeking expertise in digital transformation, technology risk, supply chain resilience, and consumer-facing operations.
Career Timeline
- StarbucksCurrent2026–Present· 8 mos
- Executive Vice President, Chief Technology OfficerCurrent2026–Present
- May 2007–2026· 18 yrs 8 mos
- Vice President, Worldwide Grocery Technology and Supply ChainMay 2007–2026
- Dec 2004–Mar 2007· 2 yrs 3 mos
- Lead, Software EngineerDec 2004–Mar 2007
- Dec 2001–Jun 2004· 2 yrs 6 mos
- Principal Software Engineer, Software Development ManagerDec 2001–Jun 2004
- Oct 1999–Dec 2001· 2 yrs 2 mos
- Senior Software EngineerOct 1999–Dec 2001
- Jun 1998–Oct 1999· 1 yr 4 mos
- Member of Technical Staff, Data ReplicationJun 1998–Oct 1999
Education
Master of Science (M.S.)
Computer Science
University of WashingtonMS
Civil Engineering
Purdue UniversityB.Tech
Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras