Todd Burrowes was named President, Business Development in May 2024. He has leadership responsibilities for Development – including real estate research and strategic planning, real estate development, design and construction, asset management, remodels, and facilities management – International & Franchising, and Ruth's Chris Steak House.
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.