Question 1

True or false: She was the first Black CEO of Starbucks, where she oversaw global operations.

Accepted Answer

False. Brewer was COO of Starbucks from 2017 to 2020, not CEO. She was the first Black woman to hold that COO role.

Question 2

True or false: Brewer was previously the president of Walmart’s Sam’s Club division.

Accepted Answer

False. She was president and CEO of Sam’s Club from 2012 to 2017, but the division is part of Walmart; she wasn’t president of the entire Walmart chain.

Question 3

True or false: Brewer served on the board of directors for Amazon from 2019 to 2023.

Accepted Answer

True. She joined Amazon’s board in 2019, providing retail expertise, and stepped down in 2023 after her departure from Walgreens.

Question 4

True or false: Rosalind Brewer was the first woman and first African American CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Accepted Answer

True. She made history in 2021 as the first woman and first Black CEO of the global pharmacy giant, though she stepped down in 2023.

Question 5

True or false: Brewer began her career as a chemist at Kimberly-Clark before moving into retail.

Accepted Answer

True. She earned a chemistry degree and worked as a scientist at Kimberly-Clark early on, then shifted to management, eventually becoming a top retail executive.

Question 6

True or false: Brewer earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Accepted Answer

False. She holds a bachelor’s in chemistry from Spelman College but did not earn an MBA. Her business acumen came from on-the-job experience.

Question 7

True or false: Rosalind Brewer played college basketball at Spelman College.

Accepted Answer

False. She graduated from Spelman with a chemistry degree but did not play basketball there; she was a member of the track team instead.

Question 8

True or false: Rosalind Brewer is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Accepted Answer

True. She pledged Delta Sigma Theta, a historically Black sorority, during her time at Spelman College, and remains active in its alumni network.

Rosalind Brewer Trivia Questions