Teresa Hegdahl serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Pizza Hut U.S. Teresa comes from Pizza Hut Global, where she served as VP Global Phygital (Digital to Physcial) Strategy, where she spearheaded strategic planning and transformational initiatives across the globe. She was pivotal in driving operational excellence, end-to-end customer experience, and improving the team member experience.
Prior to joining Pizza Huy, she served in a variety of roles across the QSR industry, most recently as VP of Strategy at Jack in the Box. She also held several roles at Starbucks across Finance, Strategy, Marketing, and Operations.
Teresa has a deep background in finance and strategic investments, having worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for over a decade. She began her career at Arthur Andersen.
She received her MBA from UC Berkeley and her undergraduate degree in accounting from theĀ University of Washington. Teresa is the proud mother of two children, Max and Chloe. In her downtime, you can find her skiing, doing yoga, and spending time at her kids’ endless activities.