​Cathy R. Smith

​Chief Financial Officer, Starbucks

​Cathy R. Smith

Cathy R. Smith has served as a director of Baxter since July 2017.

Smith became chief financial officer (CFO) at Starbucks in March 2025, after serving as CFO at Nordstrom since May 2023. Smith previously served as chief financial and administrative officer of Bright Health, a diversified consumer-focused healthcare company, since January 2020. Prior to that Smith served as executive vice president and CFO at Target from 2015 to 2019, at Express Scripts from 2014 to 2015 and at Walmart International from 2010 to 2014. Earlier in her career, she served as CFO at GameStop and others. Smith currently serves as director of PPG Industries, Inc.