Terri Funk Graham

Terri Funk Graham

Sprouts Farmers Market / Lumber Liquidators / CV Sciences, Inc.
NACD Independent Director

Bio

Terri Funk Graham brings 14 years of Fortune 1000 board governance expertise spanning specialty retail, consumer products, and restaurants. She provides strategic oversight at the intersection of retail transformation, omnichannel commerce, technology governance including AI and retail media, and ESG initiatives. Her board leadership encompasses CEO succession planning, crisis management, growth strategies, compensation oversight, and nominating governance. Ms. Graham is backed by 25+ years of senior operating experience in brand strategy, digital transformation, and multi-unit operations.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (NASDAQ: SFM) | Independent Director
$8 billion specialty retailer of natural and organic foods operating 400+ stores. Serves as Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation and Risk Committees, providing oversight on CEO succession planning, talent development, technology transformation, product innovation and customer engagement, ESG initiatives, risk management, and stakeholder engagement aligned with the company’s mission driven brand strategy, customer trust, and data-enabled growth.

LL Flooring Inc. (specialty retail, $1B) | Six years, including service as Chair of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and member of Compensation and Restructuring Committees. Provided governance oversight during the company’s 2024 Chapter 11 restructuring and orderly wind-down, demonstrating board leadership through complex stakeholder negotiations and difficult strategic decisions in a challenging retail environment.

CV Sciences Inc. (consumer products, $60M) | Three years as Chair of Compensation
Committee and member of Audit Committee.

Hot Topic Inc. and 1-800-Contacts Inc. | Board service on both companies prior to successful sales to private equity firms, providing governance oversight during transitions and M&A processes.

She has led CEO search committees for three public company board transitions and chaired N& CG Committees, bringing practical expertise in board refreshment, CEO succession, and committee leadership in evolving risk and stakeholder environments.

Ms. Graham’s board-level strategic perspective is grounded in 25+ years of senior retail and strategy leadership. As the former SVP & Chief Marketing Officer of Jack in the Box, she led brand transformation, menu strategy, store design and franchise relationship management for the $3B QSR brand, earning 10 Effie Awards for advertising effectiveness and driving measurable brand and store growth. As the CMO of RedEnvelope, an e-commerce gifting retailer, she led digital transformation, omnichannel strategy, and brand repositioning. This operating foundation enables her to provide informed, strategic oversight on brand strategy, menu innovation, digital commerce, marketing ROI, franchise operations, and multi-unit growth.

Recognized for board excellence and leadership, she received the Corporate Directors Forum’s 2023 Director of the Year for Enhancement of Culture and Inclusion and has been named among the 100 Hispanic Board Members Making a Difference (LCDA & Board Prospects, 2024) and Women’s Inc. Most Influential Corporate Board Directors (2019). She serves as the Chair of the San Diego State University Fowler College of Business Advisory Board and is a NACD Governance Fellow, LCDA and WCD member.

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