CEO, BJ’s Restaurants
WHY: CEO of Orange County’s third-largest restaurant operator with sales of $1.1B for the 12 months through Jan. 1, up 8% across more than 200 locations.
RECENT: Menu innovation a constant, ranging from new burger flavors to different versions of its famed Pizookie dessert in 2019.
NOTABLE: Been with BJ’s since 2012. Before that served as CEO of Guitar Center Holdings and House of Blues.
