Senior Vice President Tom Howley has a particular focus on real estate development, legal matters, marketing strategy, franchisor/franchisee relationships, and facilitating strong critical thinking at all levels of the company.  Tom is Co-Chair of Panera’s national franchisee/senior management advisory board.  Prior to joining HBG, Tom was General Counsel of Au Bon Pain and Panera Bread, LLC. Strong collaborative leadership based on respectful, engaged, authentic listening and critical thinking is a guiding principle for Tom. An active citizen volunteer in his community, Tom has served as Chairman of the Winchester Planning Board and Board of Selectmen and was named Winchester’s 2013 “Outstanding Citizen of the Year." He enjoys family, exercise, music, reading, sharing good food with friends, and being around water.

Luke provides oversight and direction for café operations and Senior Operations Support while strengthening collaboration within Human Resources, Catering, Marketing, and Facilities departments. He is a graduate of Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. A resident of Providence, Luke enjoys soccer and riding his bicycle. 

Adam is focused on the financial, accounting, payroll, risk management, employee benefits and IT functions of HBG.   He graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a Bachelors in Accounting and Finance. Previously he worked for a Healthcare IT startup and before that spent over six years with a franchisee of a multi-unit smoothie concept where he worked his way from Shift Leader to District Manager, while performing all financial functions for franchisee. When Adam not ‘slaying the numbers dragon,' he can usually be found volunteering at his church, reading or catching up with family and friends. He also loves cooking, the occasional video game and is a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan.

David oversees operations for HBG’s 25 cafes across CT, RI and MA. Prior to joining HBG in January 2015, David spent 16 years with Chili’s Grill & Bar as an Assistant Manager, Managing Partner and Area Director.  In total he has over 35 years of experience in the restaurant industry. Every summer David can be found volunteering at the Traveler’s Championship PGA golf tournament where he is Assistant Chairman of the Player Relations committee.  He is an avid golfer, Boston sports fan and loves spending time with his wife and two children.