Starbucks

CTL-E-1775 · Organization · other · 1971-contemporary

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American coffeehouse corporation. Mellody Hobson became its chair in 2021 (first Black woman to chair an S&P 500 company) through August 2024; Magic Johnson Enterprises partnered with it on 125 urban stores.

Notes

RELP44 supporting entity for CTL-E-1470 and CTL-E-1477.

Relationships

Mellody Hobson — led by
Hobson became chair of Starbucks in 2021 — the first Black woman to chair an S&P 500 company — and held the role until August 2024.

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Earvin "Magic" Johnson — affiliated with → this record

Sources

CultureTechLens batch RELP44 research (2026-10-06)

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