Sweetgreen has named Lauren Crowley as its new Chief People Officer, effective October 26, 2026, reporting directly to Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Neman. Crowley brings more than 20 years of experience leading people organizations at consumer and technology brands, including Expedia Group, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market and Dell, and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at OC Sports & Entertainment. During seven years at Expedia Group she led enterprise-wide talent programs supporting 16,500 employees across 56 countries, and at Starbucks she led U.S. retail HR operations supporting more than 200,000 partners across more than 15,000 stores. She succeeds Adrienne Gemperle, who will transition out of the role while working alongside Crowley through the end of the year to support a seamless handover. Neman credited Gemperle with helping build and scale sweetgreen's people organization, and said Crowley's blend of strategic vision, operational rigor and people-first leadership will support the company's next stage of growth.
Sweetgreen IncSweetgreen appoints a new Chief People Officer; a leadership/HR hire with no clear product, financial, or operational driver.
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