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Stephen J. Caldeira brings more than two decades of broad-range leadership, political, public affairs and communications experience to Dunkin' Brands. Steve oversees worldwide communications for all internal and external audiences, including employees, franchisees and media. He also leads the company’s government, industry and community relations efforts.
Previously, Steve guided the growth of The Elliot Leadership Institute, a not-for-profit organization he helped to co-found in 2003 to improve executive leadership development within the foodservice industry. Before joining the Institute, Steve served as Vice President of Industry Relations for PepsiCo, Inc.
Before joining PepsiCo, Steve held several corporate and non-profit executive positions, including President & Chief Operating Officer of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, and Senior Vice President of Communications, Marketing and Public Health & Safety for the National Restaurant Association. Steve has also worked at Burson-Marsteller, where he was a Managing Director in the U.S. Public Affairs Practice, and early in his career served as Political Director to former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato (R-NY) and Legislative Assistant to Congressman Greg Carman (R-NY3).
An active industry supporter and fundraiser, Steve was named one of the restaurant industry’s Top 50 Influencers in 2007 by Nation’s Restaurant News. He is Chairman of the annual Emeril Lagasse Golf Classic to benefit Johnson & Wales University, where he also serves as a member of the corporation, and Chairman of the Richard E. Marriott Save American Free Enterprise (SAFE) Pinehurst Invitational to benefit the National Restaurant Association. Steve is also a member of the Society of Fellows at the Culinary Institute of America, a member of the Board of Directors at the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, and a member of the National Board of Advisors for the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy at California State University. | 