Kelly McCulloch

Kelly McCulloch serves as Chief People Officer of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. Inspire is supported by about 650,000 company and franchise team members.

McCulloch oversees the strategy, development, and execution of human resources, organizational effectiveness programs, and talent management programs for Inspire and its brands.

Prior to joining Inspire, McCulloch served as Senior Vice President, People, at Walmart U.S. where she supported the company’s End-to-End business including Supply Chain, Stores, Delivery, and Realty. She focused on helping associates thrive today, build for tomorrow, and have a world-class experience.

Prior to Walmart, McCulloch served as Global Chief People Officer for Taco Bell where she led the company’s global people strategy supporting more than 260,000 team members worldwide. During her tenure, she advanced key initiatives in organizational effectiveness, leadership development, talent acquisition, employee engagement, and total rewards.

McCulloch is an alumnus of Abilene Christian University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English. She also received a Master’s degree in Human Relations and Business from Amberton University.