Overview
Frank F. Britt serves as Chief Executive Officer at Aescape [1][3], a company focused on embodied AI and tactile robotics for recovery and wellness [2]. Britt also holds positions as Senior Partner at the Schultz Family Foundation [4] and Senior Advisor at Valor Equity Partners [5]. Previously, Britt served as Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at Starbucks [7] and as Chief Executive Officer of Penn Foster, a career mobility platform, from January 2012 to December 2021 [9]. Britt holds a BS in Marketing and Supply Chain Management from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University [11].
Profile introduction
The companies that matter in the next decade won't just make work more efficient — they'll make people's lives genuinely better. That's the conviction behind everything I build. I'm the CEO of Aescape, where we're using embodied AI and tactile robotics to transform how people experience recovery and wellness. I'm also a Senior Partner at the Schultz Family Foundation, focused on the future of work and economic mobility, and an Advisor at Valor Equity Partners. Before this, I served as Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at Starbucks and as CEO of Penn Foster, a career mobility platform.
Career history
- Chief Executive OfficerDec 2025 to presentAescape
- Senior PartnerDec 2025 to presentSchultz Family Office
- Senior AdvisorDec 2025 to presentValor Equity Partners
- Chief Talent OfficerJul 2024 to Dec 2025Valor Equity Partners
- Chief Strategy & Transformation OfficerApr 2022 to presentStarbucks
- Board MemberJan 2022 to presentPenn Foster
- Chief Executive OfficerJan 2012 to Dec 2021Penn Foster
- Board MemberFeb 2018 to Dec 2021National Job Corps Association
Education
BS, Marketing and Supply Chain Mgt at Whitman School of Management1985 - 1988Syracuse University
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