Kerri Christian, BSEIO '95/MBA '00

Kerri Christian is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for International and Retail Channels at Focus Brands – the restaurant portfolio company for Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, McAllister’s, Moe’s, and Schlotzsky’s. In this role, Kerri leads the strategic marketing and product development for 2000+ locations across 50+ countries as well as driving multi-channel growth of seven brands across a variety of outlets - including grocery stores, restaurants, schools and online. Prior to this position, Kerri was the SVP of Marketing for the Specialty Category where she oversaw Marketing, Culinary, Creative Services, and Media for Carvel, Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s and Jamba. She joined the company as the Vice President of Marketing and eCommerce for the Retail Channels Licensing Division. 

Prior to joining Focus Brands, Kerri held marketing leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, The Home Depot, and The Wendy’s Company. Kerri earned both her Industrial & Operations Engineering degree (’95) and MBA (’00) from the University of Michigan. Kerri resides in Atlanta, GA and outside of work, volunteers her time through international community service organizations such as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and The Links, Incorporated. She is also a strategic advisory board member for Kinumi™, which provides care concierge services for seniors and their caregivers.