| Mason Smoot |
Mason Smoot is currently the Chief Restaurant Officer & Senior Vice President at McDonald's Corp. He is also a Member-Trustees Board at Chicago Theatre Group, Inc. Previously, he worked as the Vice President-Human Resources at McDonald's USA LLC. Mr. Smoot completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Western Kentucky. |
| Ian Borden |
Ian Borden currently works at McDonald's Corp., as Global Chief Financial Officer & Executive VP from 2022. Mr. Borden also formerly worked at Makdonaldz Yukreyn Ltd., as Managing Director from 2007 to 2013, Makdonald's, as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President, and McDonald's Asia Pacific Middle East Africa LLC, as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President from 2014 to 2015. Mr. Borden received his undergraduate degree from The University of Waterloo. |
| Lauren B. Elting |
Lauren B. Elting currently works at McDonald's Corp., as Chief Accounting Officer & Controller from 2024. Ms. Elting also formerly worked at Ernst & Young LLP, as Senior Audit Manager from 2004 to 2016 and Federal Signal Corp., as Chief Accounting Officer, VP & Controller from 2022 to 2024. Ms. Elting received her undergraduate degree and graduate degree from Miami University. |
| Brian S. Rice |
Brian S. Rice currently works at McDonald's Corp., as Global Chief Information Officer & Executive VP from 2022. Mr. Rice also formerly worked at Cardinal Health, Inc., as Chief Information Officer & Executive VP from 2019 to 2022, General Motors Corp., as Global Process & Services Information Officer from 2005 to 2009, Kellanova, as Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President from 2009 to 2019, and Mars, Inc., as Chief Information Officer-Asia Pacific Business. Mr. Rice received his undergraduate degree from Ferris State University (Michigan). |
| Manuel Steijaert |
Manuel Steijaert currently works at McDonald’s Belgium NV, as Director from 2019, McDonald's Restaurants Belgium NV, as Director from 2019, and McDonald's Corp., as President-International Operated Markets from 2025. |
| Danielle C. Cupps |
Danielle C. Cupps is currently the Director at The Harvard Club of Chicago and an Independent Trustee at XAI Octagon Floating Rate Alternative Income Term Trust. She previously worked as a Finance Director at The Boeing Co., Managing Director at Blg Capital Advisors LLC, Managing Director at Kinzie Capital Partners LP, Associate at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and Vice President-Marketing & Communications at CHS Capital LLC. Cupps received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her graduate degree from Northwestern University. |
| Tabassum S. Zalotrawala |
Tabassum S. Zalotrawala currently works at DiamondRock Hospitality Co., as Independent Director from 2021, The GLEAM Network, as Director, International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., as Trustee, National Association of Corporate Directors, as Member, and McDonald's Corp., as Chief Development Officer-USA & Senior VP from 2023. Ms. Zalotrawala also formerly worked at Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., as Chief Development Officer & Vice President-Design and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., as Chief Development Officer from 2018 to 2023. Ms. Zalotrawala received her Masters Business Admin degree from Emory University, graduate degree from Savannah College of Art & Design, Inc., and undergraduate degree from School of Planning & Architecture. |
| Gillian McDonald |
Gillian McDonald currently works at The Dreamer's Foundation (Canada), as Director and McDonald's Corp., as Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer & EVP from 2025. Mr. McDonald also formerly worked at InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, as Non-Executive Director from 2013 to 2023. Mr. McDonald received his undergraduate degree from the University of Brighton. |
| Christopher J. Kempczinski |
Christopher J. Kempczinski currently works at McDonald's Corp., as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer from 2024, Procter & Gamble Co., as Independent Director from 2021, and Ronald McDonald House Charities Central West, as Trustee. Mr. Kempczinski also formerly worked at PepsiCo, Inc., as Vice President-Marketing, Procter & Gamble Co., as Brand Manager from 1991 to 1995, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., as Executive Vice President-Growth Initiatives, South Beach Beverage Co., Inc., as VP-North America Carbonated Beverages, McDonald's USA LLC, as President from 2017 to 2019, and The Kraft Heinz Co., as President-Kraft International from 2014 to 2015. Mr. Kempczinski received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Joseph Matthew Erlinger |
Mr. Joseph M. Erlinger is a President at McDonald's USA LLC and a President-McDonalds USA at McDonald's Corp. He is on the Board of Directors at McD Asia Pacific LLC and World Business Chicago. Mr. Erlinger was previously employed as a Vice Chairman-Governors Board by American Chamber of Commerce In Korea. |
| Kareem Daniel |
Kareem Daniel currently works at McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2022. Mr. Daniel also formerly worked at The Walt Disney Co., as Chairman-Media & Entertainment Distribution from 2020 to 2022, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., as Investment Banking Associate from 2004 to 2007, The Walt Disney Studios, as Vice President-Distribution Strategy, and Disney Consumer Products & Interactive Media, Inc., as SVP-Strategy & Business Development in 2020. Mr. Daniel received his undergraduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from Stanford University. |
| Miles D. White |
Miles D. White currently works at Abbott Laboratories Ltd. (United Kingdom), as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Commercial Club of Chicago, as Chairman-Civic Committee, McDonald's Corp., as Lead Independent Director from 2024, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, as Director, Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Director, The Business Roundtable, as Director, U.S.-India Business Council, as Director from 2018, US-China Business Council, as Director from 2015, Northwestern University, as Trustee, The Field Museum of Natural History, as Trustee, The Business Council, as Member, The Culver Educational Foundation, as President, and Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst, as Trustee. Mr. White also formerly worked at American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Abbott Laboratories, as Executive Chairman from 2020 to 2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as Chairman, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, as Chairman, The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois), as Chairman, Caterpillar, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2022, Motorola, Inc., as Director in 2009, Tribune Media Co., as Director from 2005 to 2007, Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science & Industry, as Trustee, and Merrick Ventures LLC, as Board Member. Mr. White received his undergraduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from Stanford University. |
| Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis |
Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis founded Montai Health, Inc. in 2022, where she is working as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2022. Ms. Georgiadis also currently works at Flagship Pioneering, Inc., as CEO-Partner from 2022, Arches Holdings, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2015, and various other companies. Ms. Georgiadis also formerly worked at Mattel, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2017 to 2018, Ancestry.com LLC, as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2018 to 2021, The Advertising Council, Inc., as Chairman from 2012 to 2017, and various other companies. Ms. Georgiadis received her undergraduate degree in 1986 from Harvard University and Masters Business Admin degree in 1990 from Harvard Business School. |
| Lloyd H. Dean |
Lloyd H. Dean currently works at The Committee on Jobs, Inc., as Chairman, California Future Health Workforce Commission, as Co-Chairman, McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2015, Cal Poly Foundation, as Director, Progyny, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Commonspirit Health Foundation, as Director, California Commission for Jobs & Economic Growth, as Member, The International Healthcare Research & Development Institute, as Member, Health Research & Development Institute, as Member from 2014, and Carnegie Hall, Inc., as Trustee. Mr. Dean also formerly worked at Dignity Health, as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2012 to 2019, CommonSpirit Health, as Chief Executive Officer & Trustee from 2019 to 2022, Bay Area Council, as Chairman, California Hospital Association, as Chairman, Wells Fargo & Co., as Independent Director from 2005 to 2018, Guidehouse, Inc. (Virginia), as Independent Director from 2014 to 2016, Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc., as Director in 2005, Plus Therapeutics, Inc., as Independent Director from 2013 to 2014, Catholic Health Association of the USA, as Director, Mercy Housing California, as Director, Mercy Housing, Inc., as Director, NCI Healthcare LLC, as Director, Premier, Inc., as Director from 2013 to 2015, Dignity Health Foundation, as President & Director, Guidehouse, Inc., as Director, Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., as Director, Golden Arrow Merger Corp., as Independent Director, The Upjohn Co., as National Vice President-Sales, Advocate Health Care Network, as Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 2000, and Catholic Charities USA, Inc., as Trustee. Mr. Dean received his undergraduate degree and graduate degree from Western Michigan University. |
| Jennifer L. Taubert |
Jennifer L. Taubert currently works at Johnson & Johnson, as EVP & Worldwide Chairman-Innovative Medicine from 2018, McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2022, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, as Director, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, as Director, and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services LLC, as Vice President. Ms. Taubert received her undergraduate degree from the University of California and Masters Business Admin degree from UCLA Anderson School of Management. |
| Anthony G. Capuano |
Anthony G. Capuano currently works at Marriott International, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2023, McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2022, Save Venice, Inc., as Director, The Urban Land Institute, as Member, American Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc., as Member-IREFAC Council, and Cornell Hotel Society, Inc., as Member. Mr. Capuano also formerly worked at Horwath Velez & Co. PSC, as Principal and Kenneth Leventhal & Co., as Principal. Mr. Capuano received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. |
| Amy E. Weaver |
Amy E. Weaver currently works at Direct Relief, as Chief Executive Officer from 2025, McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2022, ExactTarget LLC, as President & Director, Demandware LLC, as President, Secretary & Director from 2017, Habitat for Humanity International, Inc., as Director, Software Alliance Corp., as Director, Lehigh University, as Trustee, and Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Member. Ms. Weaver also formerly worked at MetaMind, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer, DimDim, Inc., as President, Secretary & Director, iGoDigital, Inc., as President & Director, Expedia Group, Inc., as Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel from 2005 to 2010, Univar Solutions, Inc., as Secretary, EVP & General Counsel from 2010 to 2013, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, as Member, and Salesforce, Inc., as Co-President & Chief Financial Officer from 2021 to 2025. Ms. Weaver received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and graduate degree from Harvard Law School. |
| Catherine M. Engelbert |
Catherine M. Engelbert currently works at McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2019, Catalyst, Inc., as Director from 2019, The Partnership for New York City, Inc., as Secretary & Director, Royalty Pharma Plc, as Independent Director from 2020, The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as Member, WNBA Enterprises LLC, as Commissioner from 2019, and Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Member. Ms. Engelbert also formerly worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP, as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2015, Deloitte LLP (New York), as Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2019, The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund, as Vice Chairman, The Business Roundtable, as Member, and PwC Product Sales LLC, as Member. Ms. Engelbert received her undergraduate degree from Lehigh University. |
| Michael D. Hsu |
Michael D. Hsu currently works at Kimberly-Clark Corp., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2020, Kimberly-Clark Foundation, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kimberly-Clark de México SAB de CV, as Vice Chairman, and McDonald's Corp., as Independent Director from 2024. Mr. Hsu also formerly worked at Texas Instruments Incorporated, as Independent Director from 2020 to 2023, H.J. Heinz Co., as President-Foodservice Division from 2002 to 2006, Mondelez International, Inc., as Chief Commercial Officer & EVP in 2012, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., as Vice President from 1989 to 1991, Paramount Global, as Business Analyst, United Way Worldwide, as Trustee, and Meritor Financial Group, as Marketing Analyst. Mr. Hsu received his undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University and Masters Business Admin degree from The University of Chicago. |
