East Hampton Library Welcomes Starbucks’ Howard Schultz During Tom Twomey Series

The East Hampton Library featured Howard Schultz, Chairman Emeritus of Starbucks, interviewed by “New York Times” columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin as part of the Library’s free Tom Twomey Series. More than 300 people came out for the talk, titled “Building A Better Company,” which was held in the Library’s Children’s Room to accommodate the crowd. Sorkin, who also co-anchors CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and is the author of “Too Big to Fail” and the co-creator of Showtime’s “Billions,” led an engaging conversation with Schultz, the long-time former Starbucks chairman and CEO. Schultz recounted his rise from humble beginnings in Brooklyn public housing to growing Starbucks into an $84 billion business—and how he revolutionized the coffee industry along the way. He spoke in depth about how his leadership at Starbucks was marked by a sense of social justice and strengthening communities through human connection and social innovation. Schultz and his wife Sheri, who met on Main Beach in the summer of 1978, have a home in East Hampton.