10 chief strategy officers

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Cisco

Chief Strategy Officer at Cisco since 2025 and former Chief Strategy Officer at Splunk (2020–2025), where he was also SVP Business Operations & Strategy (2015–2020). His Cisco roles also include Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy (2008–2015) and Corporate Development Manager (2001–2003).

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · McDonald's

Former Chief Strategy Officer at McDonald's (2024–2025), where his profile says he led global corporate strategy and long-range operating and financial planning. He was General Manager, Enterprise Restaurant Platform at DoorDash (2020–2024) and VP, Head of M&A and Business Development, Asia-Pacific at Restaurant Brands International (2018–2020), and has been an Independent Consultant since 2025.

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Mayo Clinic

Chief Strategy Officer at Mayo Clinic since 2023. His other Mayo Clinic roles include Chair of Corporate Development (2023), Vice Chair of Corporate Development (2019–2022), Associate Administrator for Innovation & Lab Medicine (2019–2021) and Legal Counsel - Contracts Specialty Team Lead (2015–2019).

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) · Carters Inc.

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Carters Inc. since 2025; her profile says she leads the development and execution of corporate strategies and oversees strategic initiatives, consumer insights and the go-to-market process. She was Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2021–2025), a Director at AlixPartners (2014–2021) and a Senior Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal (2009–2012).

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Costa Coffee

Chief Strategy Officer at Costa Coffee since 2023, a role listed in London, and Director, Global Strategy and Transformation there from 2021 to 2023. At Carlsberg Group she was Corporate Strategy Director (2015–2021), Director, Group Strategy (2013–2015) and Senior Development Manager, Group Supply Chain (2010–2012).

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Edward Jones

Chief Strategy Officer at Edward Jones since 2022, where his profile says he is focused on setting the strategic direction for the firm's long-term success. He was Head of Strategy & GS Accelerate at Goldman Sachs (2018–2022), Senior Vice President, Global Head of Visa Performance Solutions at Visa (2014–2017) and held Partner roles at McKinsey & Company (2007–2010 and 2010–2014).

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Plaid

Chief Strategy Officer at Plaid since 2023. His other Plaid roles include Interim CFO (2022–2023), Head of Business and Corporate Development (2019–2022) and Product (2018–2019), and he was Head of Corporate Strategy and Development at Rubicon (2016–2018).

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Mattel, Inc.

Chief Strategy Officer at Mattel, Inc. since 2024 and former Chief Strategy Officer at Activision Blizzard (2019–2024). He was a Partner at McKinsey & Company (2010–2019), and his profile notes McKinsey work in technology, media and telecom and in private equity, plus time as an investor at New Mountain Capital.

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Electronic Arts (EA)

Chief Strategy Officer at Electronic Arts (EA) since 2022. He was a Partner at McKinsey & Company from 2015 to 2022 and a Consultant at Kearney from 2013 to 2015, and his profile ties his career in games to a lifelong love of play, storytelling and technology.

Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Thomson Reuters

Chief Strategy Officer at Thomson Reuters since 2024, a C-level role, and former EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Wiley (2018–2019). His Thomson Reuters roles also include Head of Corporate Strategy (2018 and 2023–2024) and Head of Strategy, Corporates (2019–2023), and his profile describes defining the strategy for the Corporates market segment of Thomson Reuters.