⚠️ Note: Kevin Johnson served as CEO of Starbucks from 2017 to 2022. The current CEO is Brian Niccol (since September 2024). Starbucks Corporation, the world’s largest coffeehouse chain, was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, and Zev Siegl in Seattle, Washington. Former Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson led the company from April 2017 […]