Brady Brewer

Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks International, Starbucks

Search every verified Brady Brewer interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Brady Brewer, CEO of Starbucks International, discussed the company’s sustainability and community initiatives in an interview. He stated that Starbucks needs a long-term supply of high-quality coffee and that the industry faces threats from climate change. Brewer described the company’s farmer support center in Indonesia, which provides services such as soil analysis and free seedlings to help increase coffee yields. He also noted that Starbucks built a maternal health clinic in a Sumatran village after the community identified that as a key need, adding that “healthy children equals healthy future farmers.” Brewer said the company faced a boycott and “misinformation” in Indonesia, and that at no point had Starbucks supported a military operation or government. During Starbucks’ Q1 2024 earnings call, Brewer participated as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. In the interview, he also highlighted the Starbucks College Achievement Program, which offers free tuition for a four-year degree from Arizona State University to eligible employees. He described coffee houses as places where people can exchange ideas and connect, and said that “polarization of people comes from lack of understanding and lack of empathy.”