Howard Schultz Trivia Questions

Schultz floated a 2020 independent run, not Republican. He later dropped the idea after criticism that it would help re-elect Trump.

In 1990, Schultz banned smoking in Starbucks stores, a bold move years before widespread public smoking bans became common in the U.S.

While he leans Democrat, Schultz has donated to both parties, including to Republican Senator John McCain and moderate Democrats.

Schultz was raised in the Bayview Housing Projects in Canarsie, Brooklyn, and attended Northern Michigan University, where he became the first college graduate in his family.

He led a group of investors to purchase Starbucks for $3.8 million, turning it from a Seattle coffee bean retailer into a global chain.

Published in 1997, 'Pour Your Heart Into It' chronicles his journey from Brooklyn to building Starbucks. It was a New York Times bestseller.

He led Starbucks from 1987–2000, returned 2008–2017, and again as interim CEO from 2022–2023. That's three distinct, non-consecutive stints.

The company was always called Starbucks, named after the first mate in Moby-Dick. Schultz joined in 1982 as director of retail operations.