Danny Meyer has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shake Shack since January 2010. Mr. Meyer is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group, which owns and operates the following restaurants: Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, The Modern, the Cafes at MOMA, Maialino, Studio Cafe, Porchlight, Marta, Daily Provisions, Ci Siamo and Manhatta; and an event services business, Union Square Events. The restaurants have earned 28 James Beard Awards among them. Mr. Meyer co-authored the best-selling Union Square Cafe Cookbook and authored the New York Times bestseller Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business. Mr. Meyer is currently the Chairman of the board of directors of USHG Acquisition Corp. and a member of the board of directors of Olo, as well as the not-for-profit Madison Square Park Conservancy. Mr. Meyer previously served as a member of the board of directors of The Container Store from 2013 to 2017, Sotheby’s from 2011 to 2015 and OpenTable from 2000 through 2014, as well as the following not-for-profit organizations: City Harvest, New Yorkers for Parks, Union Square Partnership and NYC & Co.
Key Skills and Experience: Mr. Meyer brings to his service on our Board of Directors a deep understanding of our business derived from his leadership role in our founding and our subsequent growth, his long career in hospitality, and a particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations, hospitality businesses and board practices of other major corporations.