Kieran Donahue
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
Kieran Donahue is the Chief Commercial Officer at GoTo Foods. She oversees Consumer Insights, Revenue Generation, Digital, Loyalty, Branded Currency, Culinary, Marketing, Paid Media, Catering, PR and Social Media. With over 25 years of experience in leading brand growth strategies that have outpaced industry growth averages, Kieran brings a fresh perspective. She draws on deep expertise in brand strategy, loyalty sales and franchise marketing to accelerate revenue across GoTo Foods’ platform company.
Kieran served nearly four years as Chief Marketing Officer at IHOP, where she led a customer-centric, purpose-driven omni-channel strategy that restored revenue to pre-pandemic levels and delivered 11 consecutive quarters of growth. She launched the brand’s award-winning loyalty program, growing it to over 10 million members and built a robust 24-month menu pipeline. Prior to IHOP, she was Vice President of Brand, Marketing & Digital for the Americas at Marriott International and held several senior leadership roles at Hilton Worldwide, including VP of Americas Marketing.
Kieran is a proud graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, where she mentors students and serves on the VCU Foundation Board. As former Chair of the Cystic Fibrosis Gala (DC Chapter), she helped raise over $1.5 million. She also leads Lessons from the Vineyard, blending her passion for leadership development with wine culture. Kieran and her husband reside in Atlanta, where they enjoy entertaining, wine tasting, traveling (having visited 47 states), hiking and music.
