# Jonathan Blum

> Jonathan Blum is a startup investor at Yum! Brands. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Yum! Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yum-brands-inc)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-blum-48b398a

Jonathan Blum is a startup investor at Yum! Brands. Jonathan Blum is Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Global Nutrition Officer for Yum! Brands, Inc. He reports to the Chairman and CEO and serves on the Company’s Compliance Oversight Committee, leads its Nutrition Policy Committee, and co-leads its Food Safety Committee and Quality Assurance Task Force and is Vice Chairman of the Yum!Foundation. His global portfolio includes public policy issues management, internal and external communications, corporate social responsibility, community diversity, nutrition, government affairs, community relations and philanthropy. Jonathan was Vice President of Public Affairs for Taco Bell Corp. before PepsiCo spun-off its restaurant companies in 1997.

## About Yum! Brands

VC Fund · Louisville, United States

Yum! is a quick-service restaurant brand that primarily operates the likes of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Yum! Brands has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates worldwide. It was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

5 contacts available at Yum! Brands.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David C. Novak | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-c-novak |
| David Russell | Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-russell-3 |
| Greg Creed | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-creed-2 |
| Jonathan Blum | Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Global Nutrition Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-blum |
| Mirian M. Graddick Weir | Board Of Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirian-m-graddick-weir |

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