Howard Schultz
Howard D. Schultz (born July 19, 1953) is an American businessman. He is best known as the chairman and CEO[1] of Starbucks and a former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics. He was a member of the Board of Directors at Square, Inc..[2]
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Born | Howard D. Schultz July 19, 1953 |
Alma mater | Northern Michigan University |
Occupation(s) | Chairman and CEO of Starbucks |
Spouse | Sheri Kersch Schultz (m. 1982) |
Children | Eliahu Jordan Schultz Addison Schultz |
Website | Starbucks |
In 1998, Schultz co-founded Maveron, an investment group, with Dan Levitan.[3] In 2012, Forbes magazine ranked Schultz as the 354th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $1.5 billion.[4]
On June 4, 2018, Schultz announced his retirement as executive chairman.[5] However, he returned to the role in March 2022.[6]
In January 2019, it was reported that Schultz was considering running as an independent candidate in the election.[7] Schultz announced on January 27, 2019 that he would explore a bid as an independent candidate.[8] However in June 2019, he ruled out a presidential bid citing health concerns.[9] In September 2019, Schultz formally said he would not run saying he would not want to risk re-electing President Donald Trump.[10]
References
- Franchisebusiness.com Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. URL last accessed August 16, 2007.
- Efrati, Amir (August 8, 2012). "Starbucks Invests in Square". The Wall Street Journal.
- Arnold, Glen (2008). Corporate financial management. Pearson Education. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-273-71041-7.
- "The 400 Richest Americans". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "Howard Schultz to Step Down as Starbucks Executive Chairman". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
- Lucas, Jacqueline Corba,Amelia (2022-03-16). "Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is retiring, and Howard Schultz is returning as interim chief". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz exploring independent 2020 bid". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Emily Birnbaum (January 27, 2019). "Howard Schultz makes Twitter debut amid 2020 speculation". The Hill. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- "Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz suspends 2020 bid". The New York Post. June 12, 2019.
- Veronica Stracqualursi (September 6, 2019). "Howard Schultz drops plans to run as independent candidate in 2020". CNN. Retrieved September 6, 2019.