Katherine Laird

Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Chipotle

Katherine Laird is the Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer for Chipotle Mexican Grill. Since joining the company in 2018, she has held leadership roles across procurement, distribution and logistics, bringing an end-to-end perspective to the company’s supply chain operations.

Laird supports Chipotle’s Food with Integrity mission and leads the strategy to build a global supply chain focused on quality, transparency and long-term sustainability. She has more than 20 years of experience across foodservice, consumer goods and retail, with expertise in logistics, sourcing, network optimization and change management.

Prior to joining Chipotle, Laird held supply chain roles at Owens-Illinois, where she led inventory planning, network optimization, and digital transformation including SAP, DRP and TMS across North American operations.

Laird holds a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Siena Heights University. She also completed the Stanford Executive Leadership Program.