Keith Helker boasts a robust career in financial management and business transformation, spanning several decades. With a significant tenure at Starbucks from January 2000 to the present, Helker served as Director of Business Transformation, focusing on infrastructure changes involving the Oracle EBS system, and as EMEA Finance Deployment Lead, overseeing Oracle ERP and Retail system implementations across the EMEA region. Previous roles include Division Controller at BF Goodrich, Director of Accounting Services at Northwest Airlines, and various director-level positions in accounting and finance at US Marine and Brunswick Corp. Helker's foundational education was completed at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from 1970 to 1974.