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After working for years in the restaurant industry, Jeff Shields graduated in accounting from San Jose State University in 1978. He was then recruited for a position as head accountant with Cronk’s and Rogers’s Vintage House restaurant venture. As the chain declined, Shields transitioned to their new Commerce, Industry, and Labor, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream. While at Dreyer’s, Shields worked to open the Midwest markets, developed and managed partner relationships, and was part of the sales administration group that established consignment sales relationships with grocery stores. After twenty-five years, Shields retired from Dreyer’s in 2003.