Brandon Carson

Brandon Carson is a seasoned learning and development executive currently serving as the VP of Learning, Development, and Partner Experience at Starbucks since May 2023.1 With a career spanning over two decades in the learning and development field, Carson has held leadership positions at several major corporations.

Career Highlights

Current Role at Starbucks: Carson joined Starbucks in May 2023, where he leads the company's learning, development, and partner experience initiatives.1

Previous Positions:

• Walmart: Served as Vice President of Global Leadership Academy (July 2022 - May 2023) and Vice President of Learning and Leadership (June 2021 - July 2022).1
• Microsoft: Worked as Chief Learning Architect (August 2012 - May 2014).1
• Yahoo: Held the position of Sr. Manager, Learning & Development (November 2009 - July 2012).1
• Sun Microsystems: Worked in various learning and development roles (February 2007 - October 2009).1

Notable Achievements

• Founded L&D Cares, a nonprofit organization providing no-cost coaching, mentoring, and resources to talent development professionals.1
• At Walmart, he led global leadership development, executive coaching strategy, and team effectiveness initiatives.1
• Championed Walmart's involvement with the OneTen coalition, focusing on equitable hiring and advancement opportunities for Black individuals.1
• At Microsoft, he provided strategic consulting on learning innovation for major product lines like Xbox, Windows Phone, and Surface.1

Expertise

Brandon Carson is known for his expertise in:

• Learning strategy development
• Leadership development
• Talent management
• Digital transformation in learning
• Workforce development

Carson is also an author and thought leader in the learning and development space, exploring strategies for learning leaders to keep pace with today's rapidly changing business environment.1