At The Head Of Ronald’s Crew

The story of Jan Fields, the president of McDonald’s USA, LCC is very inspiring. She started out as a crew member in 1978. Today Jan is in charge of the strategic direction and overall business performance of all the McDonald’s restaurant in the U.S. which totals 14,000.

From cooking fries to sitting on the chair where the company’s founder once sat has been a long steady climb and did not happen overnight. Being a woman Jan had to juggle her priorities but still moved forward with her career. She considers herself a mother, grandmother and a wife which aside for her great job all required some form of sacrifices along the way.

She spoke of that fact the one can have everything but not at the same time. She passed on a number of opportunities to advance her career so that her daughter could finish her high school in one place. Yet everything has worked out in the end.

Starting with fries she knows the company very well having worked at all levels from restaurants to management.  Among the key positions she has held on her way to the top include as president and senior vice president of McDonald’s Central Division and regional vice president of the Pittsburgh region.

On the civic side she serves on the board of United Cerebral Palsy, the Chicago Urban League, and other organizations.