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Sweetgreen names Cindy Olsen chief strategy officer

Source: Sweetgreen

May 28, 2026

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Sweetgreen, Inc. has appointed Cindy Olsen to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief strategy officer, effective immediately.

Olsen will help lead the company's Sweet Growth Transformation plan, focusing on strategic priorities, corporate policy and internal and external communications.

"Cindy is known for her ability to drive profitable growth through a disciplined approach to strategic decision-making," co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neman said in a press release. "She is the perfect addition to the executive team at this juncture in our transformation, with deep consumer and restaurant industry experience and a track record of bringing rigor to investment decisions."

Olsen previously served as head of investor relations and strategy at Chipotle Mexican Grill, where she helped guide long-term strategy and investor communications. Before joining Chipotle in 2022, Olsen spent 17 years with Nuveen and Franklin Templeton covering public and private consumer-sector companies.

Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen operates more than 285 locations nationwide and partners with local farmers through its supply chain network.