Prashant Budhale

Chief Technology Officer at Qdoba

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Prashant Budhale became QDOBA’s Chief Technology Officer in July 2024. Prior to joining Qdoba he served as Head of Technology for SONIC Drive-In, part of the Inspire Brands portfolio. At SONIC, he was responsible for the vision, development, and implementation of all technology initiatives across the 3,550 unit, $6B brand.

Prior to SONIC, Prashant was Senior Director for Pizza Hut, part of YUM! Brands, where he led retail technology. Earlier in his career, Prashant worked on software development and technology initiatives at IBM, Allstate, Oracle, Capgemini, and Fujitsu America.

Prashant received a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from Shivaji University in India and an MBA from Butler University in Indianapolis. He most recently received his PhD from Oklahoma State University.