Colleen Lindholz

As President of Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., Colleen Lindholz oversees the company’s pharmacy, clinical, and nutrition operations and services including healthcare-related digital solutions and telehealth platforms. Kroger Health has over 2,200 pharmacies and 220 clinics across 35 states and serves more than 17 million customers annually. Lindholz is the lead architect of the company’s "Food as Medicine" strategy and a passionate believer in Kroger Health’s vision to help people live healthier lives.

She joined Kroger as a pharmacist in the Cincinnati/Dayton Division in 1995 and has held several pharmacy roles including manager, coordinator, sales promoter, recruiter, and merchandiser. In 2013, she was promoted to Director of Pharmacy Sales and Marketing at Kroger’s General Office followed by accepting the role of President and CEO of The Little Clinic, LLC in 2015. In April 2017, Lindholz accepted a promotion to her current role as the first-ever President of the newly formed Kroger Health organization. She is the recipient of Kroger’s Chairman’s Award, Kroger’s Leadership Award and Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery Rising Star Award.

In 2018, Lindholz was recognized as one of the Most Inspirational Female Leaders of the Year by the Break the Ceiling Women in Leadership Summit. In 2019, she was named one of Eating Well Magazine’s American Food Heroes and one of Forbes’ Powerful Women Shaping the Future of Food. She is currently listed as one of Modern Healthcare’s top women leaders in 2023. Notably, Lindholz has written extensively on the retailer's role in shaping the "Food as Medicine" movement and is a key partner in "Food Is Medicine" initiatives. She is also a speaker at the Future of Health Summit 2023.