Anu Gupta

Anu Gupta

President | Chief Operating Officer | Chief Strategy Officer | Board Director | Transformation Executive| Turnaround Leader | Scaling Startups | Artificial Intelligence Innovator | Agentic AI

Starbucks

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Experience21+ Years
LevelExecutive Management

Executive Overview

Career defined by creative problem solving, p&l ownership, operational excellence, customer focus and transformational business impact.   Held leadership roles at top technology (HCL), omni-channel retail (Target, Michaels, Safeway, Signet), VC/ Growth Equity backed ventures (Jyvemarketplace, Better digital Homeownership), Operations at Hellman & Friedman (PE firm).   Proven ability to drive transformative results by shaping a compelling strategic direction, building capabilities and relentlessly driving execution. I am a very hands-on, detailed oriented player -coach, doer-leader who oscillates between diving to the depth to drive execution while also pulling back to assess and pivot to a strategic big picture.   Currently serve on the Board at H&R Block where I chair Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • StarbucksCurrent
    Jun 2025–Present· 1 yr 3 mos
    • Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and FinanceCurrent
      Jun 2025–Present
  • FactoryCurrent
    2021–Present· 5 yrs 8 mos
    • LPCurrent
      2021–Present
  • H&R BlockCurrent
    Nov 2019–Present· 6 yrs 10 mos
    • Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Nov 2019–Present
  • H&R BlockCurrent
    2019–Present· 7 yrs 8 mos
    • Board of DirectorsCurrent
      2019–Present
  • 2023–2025· 2 yrs
    • Chief Strategy Officer
      2023–2025
    • Chief Strategy Officer and Business Development
      2023–2025
  • 2020–2023· 3 yrs
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
      2020–2023
  • 2018–2020· 2 yrs
    • Chief Operating Officer
      2018–2020
  • 2015–2018· 3 yrs
    • Senior Vice President Strategy and Operations
      2015–2018
  • 2013–2015· 2 yrs
    • Senior Operating Executive
      2013–2015
  • 2008–2013· 5 yrs
    • Vice President Process Improvement
      2008–2013
  • 2005–2008· 3 yrs
    • Head, Retail Services Business Initiatives
      2005–2008

Education

Directors College

Stanford University

MBA

Business, Finance

Delhi University

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

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Compensation StrategiesCompensation CommitteeGovernanceVendor ManagementManagementBusiness Process ImprovementMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentStrategyOutsourcingCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness StrategyRetailNominating and Governance committeeIT OutsourcingProcess ImprovementBoard of DirectorsMergersBPOIT Strategy