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Jennifer M. Lankford was named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Cracker Barrel in May 2026. She oversees the company’s legal function, including enterprise risk and compliance management, as well as loss prevention.

Ms. Lankford joined Cracker Barrel in October 2018 as Senior Corporate Counsel, overseeing the Employee Relations department and advising the company on all aspects of labor and employment law. Ms. Lankford was later promoted to Associate General Counsel and then Vice President, Deputy General Counsel. Prior to joining Cracker Barrel, Ms. Lankford was a litigation partner at Thompson Burton, PLLC. 

Ms. Lankford received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and a J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law.