Michael Haley

President and Managing Director, International at Inspire Brands

Speaker

Michael Haley serves as President and Managing Director of International for Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Bu!alo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. Inspire is supported by about 650,000 company and franchise team members.

As President of International, Haley is responsible for growing the company’s restaurant footprint beyond the United States. This includes expanding in international markets where Inspire can secure large, multi-unit agreements with high-performing operators. Today, Inspire’s international presence includes over 10,000 restaurants across nearly 60 global markets.

Prior to Inspire, Haley was based in London as the Chief Partnership O"cer at Pret A Manger, where he held global responsibility for Pret’s Partnership shops. Prior to Pret A Manager, he spent more than 14 years with Starbucks Co!ee Company in Seattle, Amsterdam, and London. While at the company, Haley led the development for Starbucks licensed and franchised stores across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Haley is an alumnus of Villanova University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering. He also received an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.