Howard Schultz

Howard Schultz is an American businessman.

Howard Schultz on Leadership by London Business Forum

He is the chairman and CEO of Starbucks and a former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics.

The Seattle SuperSonics, commonly known as the Sonics, were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington.

Seattle is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County, Washington.

Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain.

Howard Schultz (4/4/11) by Commonwealth Club

He was a member of the Board of Directors at Square, Inc. In 1998, Schultz co-founded Maveron, an investment group, with Dan Levitan.

Maveron is a venture capital firm with offices in Seattle and San Francisco that invests in consumer-only businesses centered on technology-enabled products and services in commerce, education, and health and wellness.

Dan Levitan is co-founder and partner for venture capital firm Maveron, which invests in consumer-only businesses centered on technology-enabled products and services in commerce, education, and health and wellness.

Square, Inc. is a financial services, merchant services aggregator and mobile payment company based in San Francisco, California.

In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Schultz as the 595th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $2.9 Billion as of Sept 2016.

The United States of America, commonly referred to as the United States or America, is a country in the Americas.

On December 1, 2016, Schultz announced his resignation as CEO of Starbucks, effective April 2017.