Adrienne Matthews

Brand Manager, Starbucks

Seattle

Adrienne Matthews is passionate about building purpose-driven brands. With 15 years in brand strategy, innovation and integrated marketing, Adrienne has launched products and programs for some of the world’s brightest brands, including Nestlé, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MAC and Estée Lauder. Adrienne is currently a Brand Manager on the Global Innovation team at Starbucks, leading initiatives that will define future customer, partner and product experience. Working collaboratively across disciplines, she merges cultural insights, empathic research and business acumen to design strategies for new products and platforms. A believer that diverse teams deliver richer narratives and outcomes, Adrienne is an advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion. She holds an MBA from the University of Washington Foster School of Business and is a proud graduate of Spelman College.