Niren Chaudhary
2024 ALI Fellow

Niren Chaudhary brings to ALI expertise in leading successful multinational restaurant companies. Niren is the Chairman of the Board Panera Brands, one of the world’s largest fast casual restaurants with nearly 4,000 locations in 10 countries and comprised of Panera Bread, Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros Bagels. Previously, Niren served as Chief Operating Officer and President of Krispy Kreme where he implemented a new operating model to elevate consistency across the global brand and created a path for enterprise value growth. Prior to that, he spent 23 years at Yum! Brands serving in global leadership positions.

Niren serves on the Tufts Medical Centre Board and as an advocate for DKMS, a leading non-profit with the world’s largest stem cell donor registry.