2023 Grocery Industry Icons & Innovators

Tom Borgers

Founder & CEO

3mint

Mario Mijares

VP, Insights, Loyalty, Marketing & Monetization Platforms

7-Eleven

Barbara Connors

VP, Strategy & Acceleration

84.51° (Kroger)

John Carroll

President of Digital Commerce & Advanced Analytics

Acosta Group

Victor Lee

President

Advantage Unified Commerce

Devo Harris

Founder & CEO

Adventr

JJ Fleeman

CEO

Ahold Delhaize USA

Irina Pelphrey

VP, Health & Managed Care

Albertsons Companies

Matt Hamory

Partner & Managing Director

AlixPartners

Danielle Carney

Head of NFL Ads

Amazon

Russell Jones

Director, Grocery Partnerships Worldwide

Amazon

Tomás Gazmuri

Co-Founder & CEO

AndesML

Elizabeth Harris

Chief Strategy Officer

Arc Worldwide

Allison Kahler

Partner

Bain & Company

Chelsey Alexander

VP of New & Emerging Channels

Bayer Consumer Health

Ajay Sharma

VP, eCommerce & OmniChannel, North America

Bayer Consumer Health

Jason Vego

Co-Founder & CEO

Bevz

Seshu Kumar Tirumala

Chief Buying & Merchandising Officer

BigBasket

Francisca Hawkins

VP, Digital & Enterprise Technology

Blue Bottle Coffee

Ashley Hartman

Managing Partner

Bluestein Ventures

Sebastian Bak

Partner & Managing Director

Boston Consulting Group

Ben Eppler

Partner & Managing Director

Boston Consulting Group

Kendra Bracken-Ferguson

Founder & CEO

BrainTrust

Shai Eisenman

Founder & CEO

Bubble

Tiffany Hicks

VP - eCommerce, Foodservice & Specialty Channels

Bumble Bee Seafood

Sarah Hofstetter

Member, Board of Directors

Campbell Soup Company

Michelle Morale

VP Digital Commerce & Omni Shopper Marketing

Campbell Soup Company

Lindsey Mazza

Global Retail Lead

Capgemini

Gary Hawkins

Founder & CEO

Center for Advancing Retail and Technology (CART)

Anna Bell

SVP of Marketing, Pet

Central Garden & Pet

Jasteena Gill

VP of Marketing

CeraVe (L'Oréal)

Surabhi Pokhriyal

Chief Digital Growth Officer

Church & Dwight

Melissa Repko

Retail & Consumer Reporter

CNBC

Aron Bohlig

Founder & Managing Partner

ComCap LLC

Matt Nichols

General Partner

Commerce Ventures

Brandon Yahn

Co-Founder & Partner

Convivialité Ventures (Pernod Ricard)

Deborah Weinswig

Founder & CEO

Coresight Research

Bryan Gildenberg

Co-Host

CPG Guys

Sarah Nesheim

Co-Founder

Crafted

Karen Short

Managing Director

Credit Suisse

Konrad Kopczynski

VP, Strategic Analytics

Croud

Luke Anderson

Chief Information Officer

Cub

Heather Wallace

CEO

Curology

Wendy Nunnelley

Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer

Danone North America

Nick Handrinos

Vice Chairman, Retail & Consumer Products Leader

Deloitte

Chad Fox

SVP & Chief Marketing Officer

Dollar General

Jay Owen

Co-Founder & Chairman

Dom's Kitchen & Market

Fuad Hannon

VP, New Business Verticals

DoorDash

Frances Dillard

VP, Brand & Product Marketing

Driscoll's

Nitin Murali

VP, Supply Chain Excellence

E. & J. Gallo Winery

Seth Goldman

Co-Founder & CEO

Eat the Change

Benjamin Thompson

Head of Digital Transformation

Endeavour Drinks Group

Khuldoon Bukhari

Co-Founder & CEO

Envelope

Tony Ward

Retail Leader

Ernst & Young

Michelle Evans

Global Lead of Retail & Digital Consumer Insights

Euromonitor International

Shefali Kapadia

Managing Editor, CPG Specialist

Financial Times

Mike LaVitola

Co-Founder & Chairman

Foxtrot

Matt Eichorn

Co-Founder, President & CEO

Freeosk

Rhasheda Boyd

VP, Better Choice Snacking Portfolio

Frito-Lay North America

Mir Aamir

CEO

Fulfil Solutions

Raquel Navarrski

Customer VP, eCommerce Pure Play

General Mills

Damian Scott

EVP, Retail Media & Front-End Digital Development

Giant Eagle

Ryan Draude

Head of Loyalty & Digital

Giant Food

Elaine Russell

Operating Partner & Co-Lead of Albertsons Fund

Greycroft

Krystina Gustafson

SVP Content

Groceryshop

Joe Laszlo

VP Content

Groceryshop

Rocquan Lucas

VP Content

Groceryshop

Ben Miller

Director of Original Content

Groceryshop

HG O'Connell

Content Director

Groceryshop

Sophie Wawro

Global President

Groceryshop

Jennie Perry

Chief Marketing Officer

Grove Collaborative

Euro Wang

Co-Founder & CEO

Guac

Prabash Coswatte

Chief Administrative Officer

Heritage Grocers Group

Kathryn Ganz

VP Product

Holland & Barrett

Ben McKean

Founder & CEO

Hungryroot

Donna Tweeten

President

Hy-Vee

Aaron Wiese

President

Hy-Vee

Stewart Samuel

Director of Retail Futures

IGD

Suzy Davidkhanian

VP, Content - Retail & Ecommerce

Insider Intelligence

Andrew Lipsman

Principal Analyst

Insider Intelligence

Kate Hardcastle MBE

Broadcaster & The Customer Whisperer

Insight with Passion Consultancy

Asha Sharma

Chief Operating Officer

Instacart

Yegor Anchyshkin

Co-Founder & CEO

Instock.com

Sarah Engel

President

January Digital

Jacques-Edouard Sabatier

Co-Founder & CEO

Jow

Katie Thomas

Head of the Consumer Institute

Kearney

Channan Sawhney

Head, Global eCommerce

Kenvue

Atul Sood

Co-Founder & CEO

Kitchen United

Rodney McMullen

Chairman & CEO

Kroger

Daniel Lundh

Founder

Lifvs/Storekey

Lauren Steinberg

SVP, Loblaw Digital

Loblaw Companies

Chad Petersen

SVP, eCommerce

Lowes Foods/Alex Lee Retail

Tanvi Surti

Co-Founder & CEO

Luca

Julia Cohen

Co-Founder & CEO

Mammoth

Alanna McDonald

President, Mars Pet Nutrition North America

Mars Petcare

Deepak Jose

Global Head of One Demand Data & Analytics Solutions

Mars Wrigley

Mark Ibbotson

Senior Advisor

McKinsey & Company

Angus McOuat

Partner

McKinsey & Company

Flavia Takey

Head of Supermarket

Mercado Libre

Alicia LeBeouf

Head of Industry - Retail, Marketplaces, & Grocery

Meta

Satish Thomas

Corporate VP, Microsoft Industry Clouds

Microsoft

Mustafa Bartin

CEO

Migros Turkey Retail

Jie Cheng

VP & Global Head, Digital Commerce

Mondelēz International

Frank Pica

Co-Founder & CEO

Native AI

Veeral Shah

Chief Digital & Ecommerce Officer, Nestle USA

Nestle

Art Sebastian

Founder & CEO

Nexchapter

Lorelei Bergin

VP, North American Retail

NielsenIQ

Neha Singh

Founder & CEO

Obsess

David Hardiman-Evans

SVP

Ocado Solutions

Matt Swalley

Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer

Omneky

Anne Mezzenga

Co-CEO

Omni Talk

Chris Walton

Co-CEO

Omni Talk

Khaled Naim

Co-Founder & CEO

Onfleet

Bernardine Wu

Executive Managing Director

OSF Digital

Charu Thomas

Founder & CEO

Ox

Brandon Vick

VP, North America Fabric Care

P&G

Karin Chu

VP, Data Science & Digital Analytics

Peapod Digital Labs

Meghan Archer

VP, Digital Commerce, Omni Retail Transformation

PepsiCo

Cara Keating

Chief Customer Officer, Frito-Lay North America

PepsiCo

John Phillips

SVP Customer Supply Chain & Go-To-Market

PepsiCo

David von Laskowski

President & CEO

Picadeli & Greenfood Group

Kevin Parakkattu

Partner

Plug and Play Ventures

Jason Goldberg

Chief Commerce Strategy Officer

Publicis Groupe

Imteaz Ahamed

Head of Performance Marketing - Nutrition

Reckitt

Matt Hodge

VP, B2C eCommerce & eTail

Republic National Distributing Company

John Giaquinto

VP, Loyalty, Personalization & Analytics

Rite Aid

Katerina Schneider

Founder & CEO

Ritual

Ron Bonacci

VP of Advertising & Marketing

Rouses Markets

Jessica Hendrix

President & CEO

Saatchi & Saatchi X

Diana Marshall

EVP & Chief Growth Officer

Sam's Club

Tim Simmons

Chief Product Officer

Sam's Club

Jennifer Hopper

Chief Information Officer

Save A Lot

Dave Steck

VP, IT Infrastructure & Application Development

Schnuck Markets

Graham Hogg

Co-Founder & CEO

see6

Katie Stratton

Chief Growth Officer

Shipt

Brad Bogolea

Co-Founder & CEO

Simbe Robotics

Jacqueline Claudia

CEO

SmarterX

Scott Moses

Partner & Head of Grocery, Pharmacy & Restaurants Investment Banking

Solomon Partners

Nathan Mansperger

VP, eCommerce

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Stephanie Silvestre

EVP & Managing Director

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Tyler King

VP, Retail Finance

SpartanNash

Matt Van Gilder

Head of Ecommerce & Digital Experience

SpartanNash

Jordan Fisher

Founder & CEO

Standard AI

Adam Stave

Founder & CEO

swish brand experiences

Kathy Silva

Founder & Chief Operating Officer

TAINR

Erica Thein

VP, Food & Beverage Owned Brands

Target

Simon Miles

VP, Global OmniChannel Commercial Strategy

The Coca-Cola Company

Kevin Miller

Chief Marketing Officer

The Fresh Market

Kristen Riggs

President, Salty Snacks

The Hershey Company

Beatrice Dixon

Founder, CEO & Chief Innovation Officer

The Honey Pot

Manish Sharma

VP & GM Omni-commerce

The Kellogg Company

Katie Catlin

Partner

The Partnering Group

Elizabeth Mayer

Partner

The Partnering Group

Peter Strong

Partner

The Partnering Group

Shaun Brown

EVP, Commerce

Tinuiti

Jordan Berke

Founder & CEO

Tomorrow Retail Consulting

Daryl Porter

Senior Partner

Tomorrow Retail Consulting

Tammy Ackerman

VP, Retail eCommerce

Treasury Wine Estates

Monica McGurk

CEO, Tropicana Brands & Mainstream

Tropicana

Mike Tattersall

Chief Commercial Officer

True

Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty

SVP, Delivery

Uber

Esi Eggleston Bracey

President, Unilever USA & CEO, Personal Care, Unilever North America

Unilever

Jayme Jansky Beck

Head of Field Omni-Shopper Marketing

Unilever

Shariq Siddiqui

Founder & CEO

Veeve

Jeff Erickson

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Viable

Carle Stenmark

General Partner

VMG Partners

Laura Burbedge

Director of Online

Waitrose

Steve Henig

Chief Customer Officer

Wakefern Food Corp

Jennifer McKeehan

SVP, End to End Delivery, Walmart U.S.

Walmart

Beatriz Alejandra Núñez Jiménez

Chief Growth Officer

Walmart de México y Centroamérica

Sam Tomlinson

EVP of Strategy & Analytics

Warschawski

Jody Wasbro

SVP, Strategy & Experience Design

WD Partners

Jeff Turnas

SVP of Culinary

Whole Foods Market

Yaron Elboim

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Wiliot

Amitabh Mall

Chief Analytics Officer & Managing Director, wiq

Woolworths Group

Rupal Parekh

Partner

Work & Co