Alissa Partee

Alissa Partee joins Restaurant Technologies as the organization’s Chief People Officer after nearly 3 years with the Caribou Coffee Company (including Einstein Noah Restaurant Group) in a similar role.

Known for establishing high-performing Human Capital teams, she ensures that her team partners with the organization on all people-related matters including: Talent Acquisition, HR Technology, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, and strategic HR Business Partnership. Prior to Caribou, Alissa spent over 7 years with The Marvin Companies leading the Human Resources team in various capacities. Marvin relied on Alissa to help ensure their craftsmen and employees, nearly 6,000 manufacturing employees and leaders across the U.S., felt empowered in their roles, supported through programs and benefits and developed in their careers.

Alissa also spent her earlier career (2007 – 2010) with Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.—a blazing hot fast-casual restaurant company in the Minneapolis, MN area. Under the leadership of Sally Smith and Mary Twinem, Alissa was part of the high-growth mode for BWW, opening multiple stores a week and earning double-digit top-line and bottom-line growth. Prior to BWW, Alissa was in Chicago, IL with a boutique executive compensation & consulting firm, The Delves Group.

When it comes to business, she pushes for clarity and focus and can often be heard reminding people: “It’s really easy to over-complicate something, but it’s really difficult to over-simplify it.” Alissa enjoys time outside of work with her husband, Justin, of 11 years, their 3 children: Carter, Reese and Charlotte and their furriest “child” Sully, their mini-Labradoodle. They spend their time traveling, being outdoors and whipping up new recipes in their kitchen. She has a bachelor’s in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota, and a dual-concentration MBA in Corporate Finance and Human Resources Management from Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (DePaul University) in Chicago, Illinois.