Colleen Lindholz

As group vice president and president of Kroger Health, the health care division of Kroger Co., Colleen Lindholz leads the organization’s pharmacy, clinical and nutrition operations, including health care–related digital solutions and telehealth platforms. Kroger Health comprises more than 2,200 pharmacies and 220 clinics across 35 states, serving over 17 million customers each year.

A passionate advocate for Kroger Health’s vision to help people live healthier lives, Lindholz is the lead architect of the company’s Food as Medicine strategy.

Lindholz joined Kroger in 1995 as a pharmacist in the Cincinnati/Dayton Division and went on to hold a variety of 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. She later served as president and chief executive officer of The Little Clinic beginning in 2015. In April 2017, she became the first president of the newly established Kroger Health organization — a role she still holds today.

Lindholz’s leadership has been widely recognized. She has received Kroger’s Chairman’s Award and Leadership Award. Her accolades also include the Forbes Best Service Award.

In 2018, she was honored 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 Eat­ing­­Well magazine’s American Food Heroes and one of Forbes’ Powerful Women Shaping the Future of Food. More recently, she was recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s Top Women Leaders in 2023 and a Mass Market Retailer Influential Woman in 2024, 2025 and now in 2026.