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Supporting 37,000 restaurants and 64 million customers internationally , Marion Gross is Executive Vice President and Global Chief Supply Chain Officer at McDonald ' s . Focusing on resiliency while activating industry-wide progress in safety , quality , and sustainability with her team , Gross has been with McDonald ' s for nearly 30 years . Under her leadership , McDonald ' s achieved Gartner Supply Chain Masters recognition for five consecutive years and is ranked in the Top 10 global supply chains .

Known for her consistent focus on developing strong , diverse teams – where senior leaders are 57 % female and 43 % people of colour – to drive business results , her remit encompasses food quality and safety , strategic sourcing and cost management , distribution , logistics and supply chain integration , sustainability , new product commercialisation and execution , field execution , and supplier business diversity .

Gross has been the recipient of many industry awards , named in the 100 Most influential Women in Supply Chain by Global Women Supply Chain Leaders ( 2021 ); a CNN Risk Taker ( 2019 ); Chicago United Business Leader of Color ( 2019 ); 50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America by Black Enterprise ( 2015 ); and Most Powerful and Influential Women in Illinois by National Diversity Council ( 2012 ).

She actively supports causes that care for the homeless , underserved children , Special Olympics athletes , and veterans – including as Board Vice- Chair and an Executive Committee Member for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana . Gross studied at Western Illinois University , gaining her Bachelor of Science in Distribution and Logistics , and is a graduate of the Thunderbird Leadership in the Global Enterprise Program and Leadership Greater Chicago Fellows Program .

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