The founder and current CEO of Chipotle is Steve Ells and he founded the company in 1993 in Colorado. In 1998 Mcdonalds became a huge investor in chipotle and by 2005 Mcdonalds divested in chipotle. (i said this to show that i researched the job) Also, the mission statement of chipotle is Food with Integrity which is basically fresh food that is all natural.