Most recently, Todd served as President of LongHorn Steakhouse for nine years. Under his leadership, the brand added nearly 100 new restaurants and grew sales by more than $1 billion. Prior to that, he served as President, Ruby Tuesday Concept and Chief Operations Officer of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. for two years.
Before that, Todd spent nearly 10 years at LongHorn in key leadership positions. He joined LongHorn in 2002 as a Regional Manager before being promoted to Director of Management Training. In 2004, he was promoted to Regional Vice President of Operations, and in 2008 he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations.
Prior to joining LongHorn, Todd served as Regional Director of Operations for Corner Bakery Café for six years. He began his career with Food Service Innovations, owner of several casual dining concepts including Saltgrass Steakhouse, where he progressed to the position of Vice President of Operations.
Todd graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in History.
Todd Burrowes
Group President and President, Chuy’s
Todd Burrowes serves as Group President and President of Chuy’s. In addition to leading the Chuy’s brand, he also has leadership responsibilities for Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Darden’s International & Franchising team.