Evan Johns

Evan Johns is Director of Risk and Reputation, in the Starbucks Corporate Affairs team.  He helps advance, uplift and protect the Starbucks brand in international markets, including by helping the company work with international governments and manage geopolitical risk.

He began in Starbucks as Director International Communications, Risk and Reputation in 2023, following a 15-year career in diplomacy with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  He has worked in Australia and in Australian embassies, high commissions and consulates in Berlin, Los Angeles, Phnom Penh, Singapore and Tokyo, driving public affairs communications narratives and managing stakeholder relationships with business leaders, policy makers and elected officials.  During his career, he contributed to policy initiatives spanning trade and investment promotion, helped shape public policy responses to climate change, and supported Australian responses to geopolitical tensions.  Evan holds US equivalents of a Juris Doctor as well as Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the Australian National University, and was admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.