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STARBUCKS CEO HISTORY

LIST OF FOUNDERS & CEOS OF STARBUCKS

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Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, & Gordon Bowker (1971-1987)
Howard Schultz (1987-2017)
Orin C. Smith - President & CEO (2000-2005)
Jim Donald (2005-2008)
Howard Schultz (2008-2017)
Kevin Johnson (2017-2022)
Howard Schultz (2022-2023)
Laxman Narasimhan (2023-2024)
Brian Niccol (2024-present)

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JERRY BALDWIN, ZEV SIEGL, & GORDON BOWKER (FOUNDERS OF STARBUCKS)

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Three partners, Baldwin, Siegl, and Bowker, started a small coffee shop in Seattle in 1971.

They had recently apprenticed from the original OG of premium coffee, Alfred Peet of Peet’s Coffee. They wanted to create something similar.

They called it Starbucks.

The coffee and vibe were great, but the founders needed to improve on the business side.

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However, lucky for them, they had one big fan named Howard Schultz.

So, in 1987, trying to get rid of what they fought might go bust, they sold the cafe to Howard Schultz. Little did they Starbucks: The Early Years - HistoryLink.org LEVUX