Steven Jolton is the chief financial officer of Quality Branded, where his responsibilities include overseeing all financial areas, including operational finance for Quality Branded’s managed and/or owned restaurants and developing projections and budgets for new openings. Prior to his current role, Jolton was the director of finance of Starbucks Coffee Company, responsible for 3,500 stores and $3.5 billion in annual revenues for the Eastern half of the United States. He joined Starbucks in 1994 as a financial analyst when that company had 400 stores. During his fourteen years with that company, Jolton handled a wide variety of financial areas, including financial analysis, reporting and budgeting, as well as played an integral role in new store development. During this time, Starbucks grew to over 15,000 stores. Prior to joining Starbucks, Jolton was a financial analyst at The Coffee Connection, which was acquired by Starbucks in 1994.