Stephanie Sotelo Perdue

Stephanie Sotelo Perdue has extensive experience in brand marketing, holding various leadership positions in major companies. Stephanie was the Vice President of Brand Marketing at Chipotle Mexican Grill since 2018. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Marketing Officer at TGI Fridays from 2017 to 2018. Stephanie also worked at Taco Bell for several years, starting as Brand Manager in 2004 and eventually becoming the Chief Product Marketing Officer. In their role at Taco Bell, Stephanie was responsible for leading the marketing team, developing new products, and creating integrated marketing campaigns. Stephanie received numerous awards and recognition for their work, including the Ad Age's Marketer of the Year in 2013 and being honored as one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business List in 2014. Before joining Taco Bell, Stephanie worked at Twentieth Century Fox as a Marketing and Research Manager and at Patterson Capital Corporation as a Marketing Associate.

Stephanie Sotelo Perdue completed their BA in Business Economics from UCLA, from 1994 to 1998. Stephanie then pursued their MBA in Marketing from UCLA Anderson School of Management, from 2003 to 2005.