Anand Varadarajan

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at Starbucks

Greater Seattle Area, United States

About Anand Varadarajan

Anand Varadarajan is Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at Starbucks. Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States.

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.

Skills

  • Capital Allocation
  • IT Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management

Additional experience

  • Vice President, Worldwide Grocery Technology and Supply Chain

    Amazon.com

    May 2007 – January 2026

Education

  • Master of Science (M.S.), University of Washington
  • MS, Purdue University