Francesca Debiase

Francesca DeBiase oversees McDonald’s Global Supply Chain and is responsible for developing and executing sustainable sourcing strategies across the company’s supply chain footprint. Francesca and her team ensure relationships with suppliers are based on transparency, inclusion and trust, leveraging the scale of $50 billion spend in food, packaging, logistics, toys, technology, equipment and other services while driving safety, quality and sustainability leadership. Since joining McDonald’s in 1991, Francesca has held numerous management roles in Supply Chain and Finance in the U.S. and internationally. As Chief Sustainability Officer, Francesca served as a champion for sustainability across the McDonald’s System, working with leaders to embed social and environmental goals into long-term plans to drive meaningful, industry-wide change. Francesca is a member of multiple professional boards, including The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Metropolitan Planning Council, Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago, AWESOME (Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management and Education), The Chicago Network and The Belizean Grove.