Christine Barone

Christine Barone is the CEO of True Food Kitchen, an award-winning seasonal kitchen and bar that has pioneered health-driven dining. Ms. Barone has grown True Food to 33 restaurants across 14 states. Prior to True Food, Ms. Barone ran the food business at Starbucks as Senior Vice President of Food, Licensed Stores and Evenings, where she led the roll-out and launch of La Boulange bakery offerings to over 12,000 Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to Starbucks, Ms. Barone spent ten years leading multiple teams as a management consultant with Bain & Company, where she advised leaders of retail, consumer and technology businesses on strategy, marketing, organization and operations. She began her career as an investment banker. Ms. Barone graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in applied mathematics and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.