Sara Kelly is executive vice president and chief partner officer for Starbucks. In her role, Sara is responsible for helping partners realize their career potential and building global partner capability to enable growth and help deliver the company’s strategic plan.
Sara first joined the company in 2001 as a Partner Resources coordinator in California and continued to follow her interest in Partner Resources by becoming a business partner, supporting multiple business units within the enterprise, and deepening her business acumen. Regardless of her role, Sara has always strived to ensure that all partners who wear the green apron around the globe have the support to develop, lead, and grow at Starbucks. She believes in leading by example, embracing vulnerability as a partner and especially as a leader, and finding the meaning in every moment.
Prior to her current role, Sara was senior vice president, Talent & Partner Experience, where she was responsible for advancing Starbucks talent and organizational leadership agenda and was focused on amplifying the strategic work being led by the talent acquisition, talent management, partner experience, learning and development, and organization and leadership effectiveness teams.
Before leading Talent & Partner Experience, Sara led the organizational leadership and effectiveness team, where she was instrumental in Starbucks enterprise change management journey through the COVID pandemic, and she continues to lead the partner and leader experience as Starbucks transitions to a first-time hybrid workforce. With greater flexibility in mind, through the work of Sara and her team, Starbucks is committed to connecting all partners to our unique culture and creating a hybrid workplace that enables every partner to deliver their best work in support of retail partners and customers.
Before returning to Seattle in 2019, Sara lived in Hong Kong for four years, where she served as vice president of Partner (Human) Resources for the Asia Pacific Region. While in Hong Kong, Sara committed much of her time to advancing women’s equality for female partners across the Asia Pacific markets. Upon her return to Seattle, Sara was eager to continue her focus around women’s equality and quickly became an executive champion of Starbucks Women’s Impact Network, a partner network that focuses on igniting the power of women through partners, allies, and community. Through her sponsorship, Sara hopes to continue her commitment to inclusion and diversity by helping remove workplace barriers to promote equality and creating opportunity for career advancement and development.
Sara is originally from Southern California and graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, with a B.S. in business administration and an emphasis in human resources. Sara and her husband live with their three children and puppy in Seattle. Sara’s go-to Starbucks beverage is a venti English Breakfast Tea Latte with nonfat milk, no foam, and two pumps of classic syrup, but she also enjoys a coffee press of Caffè Verona every morning at home.
What is Sara Kelly's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Sara Kelly is at least $4.10 million as of April 22nd, 2024. Ms. Kelly owns 46,441 shares of Starbucks stock worth more than $4,098,418 as of April 28th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Ms. Kelly may own. Additionally, Ms. Kelly receives an annual salary of $1,990,000.00 as EVP at Starbucks. Learn More about Sara Kelly's net worth.
How old is Sara Kelly?
Ms. Kelly is currently 44 years old. There are 6 older executives and no younger executives at Starbucks. The oldest executive at Starbucks is Mr. Howard D. Schultz, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, who is 71 years old. Learn More on Sara Kelly's age.
What is Sara Kelly's salary?
As the EVP of Starbucks Co., Ms. Kelly earns $1,990,000.00 per year. There are 3 executives that earn more than Ms. Kelly. The highest earning executive at Starbucks is Mr. Laxman Narasimhan, CEO & Director, who commands a salary of $4,890,000.00 per year. Learn More on Sara Kelly's salary.
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Has Sara Kelly been buying or selling shares of Starbucks?
During the past quarter, Sara Kelly has sold $22,000.00 in Starbucks stock. Most recently, Sara Kelly sold 250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a transaction totalling $22,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 46,441 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,086,808. Learn More on Sara Kelly's trading history.
Who are Starbucks' active insiders?
Starbucks' insider roster includes Michael Conway (Insider), John Culver (COO), Rachel Gonzalez (EVP), Lucy Helm (EVP), Kevin Johnson (CEO), Sara Kelly (EVP), Angela Lis (EVP), Joshua Ramo (Director), Rachel Ruggeri (Exec. VP), Rachel Ruggeri (CFO), Howard Schultz (CEO), Clara Shih (Director), Javier Teruel (Director), Myron Ullman III (Director), Jill Walker (CAO), and Gina Woods (EVP). Learn More on Starbucks' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Starbucks?
During the last twelve months, insiders at the coffee company sold shares 11 times. They sold a total of 15,683 shares worth more than $1,527,610.04. The most recent insider tranaction occured on April, 22nd when EVP Sara Kelly sold 250 shares worth more than $22,000.00. Insiders at Starbucks own 2.0% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Starbucks. Information on this page was last updated on 4/22/2024.
