Brian Niccol

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

Field	Value
Representation	alpha-profile-markdown-v3
Protocol	Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schema	alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record version	public-0
Canonical entity	alpha:person:brian-niccol
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/brian-niccol
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	22
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	10
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	2
Observed	2026-09-24T20:13:14.898734+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-05-15T20:18:02.928+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Brian Niccol
Display name: Brian Niccol

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Director at Walmart. Valid from: 2025-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:6.
Member at Starbucks. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:2.

Governance

PUBLISHED

Board committees

PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:3, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:7, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:8.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:7.
AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:8.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Starbucks. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:10.
Serves on the board of Walmart. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:9.

Board role

Board role: Chair. Valid from: 2026-01-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:1.
Board role: Director. Valid from: 2025-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5.

Committee assignments

No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Valid from: 2026-01-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:1.
Committee assignments: Compensation and Management Development, Technology and eCommerce. Valid from: 2025-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:3.

Executive company

Executive at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:4, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:7.
Executive at Starbucks Corporation. Valid from: 2025-11-14. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:3, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:8.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:8.
Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:7.

Executive title

Executive title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2025-11-14. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:3, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:8.
Executive title: Executive Officer. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:4, alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:7.

Other Company Role

Brian Niccol is also linked to Walmart Inc. as Director.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:3.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:3.
Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5.

Coverage states

Field	Value
Identity	PUBLISHED
Business	NOT_APPLICABLE
Leadership	PUBLISHED
Board and committees	PUBLISHED
Governance	PUBLISHED
Financials	NOT_APPLICABLE
Workforce	NOT_APPLICABLE
Ownership	NOT_APPLICABLE
Ratings	NOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index context	NOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:1: SBUX DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:2: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:3: SBUX 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:4: CMG DEF 14A executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:5: WMT DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:6: sec_filing.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:7: CMG executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:8: SBUX executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:9: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:brian-niccol:10: public_source.

Rights

Field	Value
public_retrieval	allowed
agent_retrieval	allowed
redistribution	not_granted
model_training	not_granted
commercial_use	not_specified
relationship_pathfinding	not_granted
direct_contact	not_granted

Limitations

Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

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