
Jim Kirby
Chief Commercial Officer, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co.
As the chief commercial officer for Kroger Health, James is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with strategic partners, suppliers, providers and payers; generating alternative profit through innovative healthcare ventures; overseeing Kroger’s Prescription Benefit Manager; implementing a comprehensive Food as Medicine strategy; and creating an interprofessional, interoperable healthcare ecosystem to deliver population health solutions.
James joined Kroger in 2002 as a clinical coordinator. In 2006, he briefly left the company to help establish a specialty pharmacy. In 2008, he rejoined Kroger as a pharmacist in the Cincinnati division and became clinical coordinator again in 2010. Then in 2013, he came to Kroger’s General Office to lead clinical strategy and services for the company. His role gradually expanded to include oversight of The Little Clinic, Kroger Health Connect and the dietitian team. He was promoted to his current role in 2021.