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Anand Varadarajan

Chief Technology Officer @Starbucks

StarbucksSeattle, Washington, United States

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Experience28+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

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

Professional employment history
  • StarbucksCurrent
    2026–Present· 8 mos
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Technology OfficerCurrent
      2026–Present
  • May 2007–2026· 18 yrs 8 mos
    • Vice President, Worldwide Grocery Technology and Supply Chain
      May 2007–2026
  • Dec 2004–Mar 2007· 2 yrs 3 mos
    • Lead, Software Engineer
      Dec 2004–Mar 2007
  • Dec 2001–Jun 2004· 2 yrs 6 mos
    • Principal Software Engineer, Software Development Manager
      Dec 2001–Jun 2004
  • Oct 1999–Dec 2001· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • Senior Software Engineer
      Oct 1999–Dec 2001
  • Jun 1998–Oct 1999· 1 yr 4 mos
    • Member of Technical Staff, Data Replication
      Jun 1998–Oct 1999

Education

Master of Science (M.S.)

Computer Science

University of Washington

MS

Civil Engineering

Purdue University

B.Tech

Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

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Anand Varadarajan
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Software DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesScrumCorporate GovernanceLinuxHibernateMobile DevicesCapital AllocationRESTJavaJavaScriptCScalabilityPerlDistributed SystemsWeb ApplicationsEnterprise Risk ManagementSoftware EngineeringHadoopIT Strategy