Education
No college education
No college education
Jan Fields had no college education and started her career as a crew member at a McDonald's restaurant in 1978, and worked her way up the organisation through the management chain. She served as president and senior vice president of McDonald’s Central Division, senior vice president in the former Southeast Division and regional vice president of the Pittsburgh region. She was then appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, where she oversaw the operations of the 14,000 U.S. McDonald’s restaurants. She was appointed President of McDonald's USA in 2010.
However, McDonald's in late 2012 sales figures were disappointing, Fields got blamed for the company's move towards higher priced items, and she was let go.