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Wouleta Ayele

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Chief Technology Officer at sweetgreen
📍 United States

Wouleta Ayele is the Chief Technology Officer at sweetgreen, leveraging over twenty-five years of experience in digital transformation for major brands like Starbucks and Coca-Cola. A graduate of Mercer University and Cumberland University, she excels in AI/ML, data analytics, and building high-performing teams. People often describe her as a creative, strategic, and outstanding leader.

Outside of her executive role, Wouleta enjoys traveling with her husband and two daughters. She is a board member at Everside Health and previously served on the board for the University of Washingtons Information Technology School, demonstrating a commitment to health and education.

She has been recognized as one of the Top Women in Retail Tech and was included in NRNs 2025 Power List for Women in Foodservice.

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Experience
40 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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Topics Wouleta cares about

Food and Tech
As CTO of sweetgreen, she focuses on the intersection of food and technology to enhance customer experience, improve operations, and pave the way for a healthier future.
AI in Restaurants
She believes AI will unlock highly personalized guest experiences through tailored recommendations and promotions by analyzing customer data and preferences.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Chief Technology Officer
sweetgreen
5-2021
Board Member
Everside Health
1-2018 - 12-2021
Board Member
University of Washington - Information Technology School
2-2019 - 8-2021
senior vice president of Technology
Starbucks
8-2016 - 1-2020
vice president, Enterprise Data & Analytics Technology
Starbucks
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Media appearances

Sweetgreen CxOs on Connecting People to Real Food. Featured in Metis Strategy
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sweetgreen Appoints Wouleta Ayele as Chief Technology Officer. Featured in Business Wire
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Education
1990 - 1992
Masters
Mercer University
1980 - 1985
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Cumberland University
2019
Artificial Intelligence
MIT Sloan School of Management
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