Senior Vice President, Pharmacy, Hy-Vee

Angie Nelson has been a registered pharmacist for more than 24 years. As Hy-Vee’s senior vice president of pharmacy, Angie oversees nearly 275 retail pharmacies across the Midwest and is committed to increasing health care access for patients.

Angie has led a number of health innovations throughout her career including digital pharmacy solutions, mobile health services and AI machine-learning models to improve patient adherence.

Most recently, Angie has helped lead the grocery retailer’s Food is Medicine program, which combines Hy-Vee’s dietitian, pharmacy and clinical services to help patients manage chronic health conditions using a holistic health and wellness approach.

Under Angie’s leadership, Hy-Vee was named the 2024 Pharmacy Innovator of the Year by Drug Store News. Angie has also received numerous individual accolades for her work, including being named one of Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery twice, a Drug Store News Top Woman in Health, Wellness and Beauty, and one of Mass Market Retailers’ Most Influential Women. She was also named a 2022 Gold GLOBEE Hero of the Year.

Angie earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.