Christopher Held

Christopher Held serves as Chief Supply Officer of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 11,200 Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, SONIC Drive-In, Rusty Taco, and Jimmy John’s locations worldwide. Held is responsible for leading the supply chain functions of Buffalo

Wild Wings, SONIC Drive-In, and Rusty Taco, as well as Arby’s supply chain outside the United States. Prior to Inspire, Held was with Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions (RSCS), the supply chain management organization for Yum! Brands. At RSCS, Held served as Senior Vice President for Kentucky Fried Chicken, where he was responsible for leading you’rethe supply chain for 4,500 KFC locations. Previously, Held was with McKinsey & Company where he designed supply chain and operations strategy as well as postmerger supply chain and operations structure for clients across multiple industries. Held previously founded and operated an over the road transportation company and taught Supply Chain at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Held is an alumnus of the Georgia Institute of Technology where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, and a PhD in Operations Management. He also received a Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston.