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Kira Druyan is senior vice president, deputy general counsel, Brand Integrity, and chief ethics and compliance officer (ceco), Law and Corporate Affairs. In this role, Kira integrates Starbucks global compliance functions, privacy, and brand protection practices into one team with a focus on enabling and guiding our global businesses and ensuring the integrity of the Starbucks brand wherever we operate.
Kira joined Starbucks in 2007 as a director, corporate counsel, in Law and Corporate Affairs and held a variety of progressive leadership positions within the department, supporting company priorities ranging from international expansions and joint venture restructurings to mergers/acquisitions to formation of the Global Coffee Alliance with Nestlé. Throughout Kira’s initial stint as a partner, she is proudest of the contributions she made to some of Starbucks foundational agronomy programs in the Yunan province in China, Ethiopia, and Rwanda, as well as the acquisition of our first and only coffee farm, Hacienda Alsacia, in Costa Rica.
Kira rejoined Starbucks in 2024 after a six-year hiatus broadening her leadership experience, initially as the as the general counsel of a hypergrowth unicorn food-tech startup where she created the legal and risk function, and as the chief legal officer of MOD Pizza, where she also had the opportunity to hold interim leadership roles leading other corporate functions.
Prior to Kira joining Starbucks in 2007, she worked at global law firms in her hometown, Chicago, and in Seattle, primarily in corporate finance. She also had the unique opportunity to spend nearly two years working as an attorney for USAID in Eastern Europe on financial sector strengthening projects.
Kira holds a degree in Slavic Studies & Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Duke University. In her spare time, Kira is happiest when reading a book, but also enjoys traveling widely, cooking, trying to reclaim her tennis game, and spending time with her family. Culturally, Kira grew up drinking tea from her earliest days, so her favorite Starbucks beverage is a Chai Latte.