Juliette Pryor

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Lowe’s

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Juliette Pryor has been Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Lowe’s since 2023, leading the retailer’s legal, compliance, government affairs, corporate sustainability, enterprise risk management and privacy functions and advising its board. She joined from Albertsons Companies, where she was executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, and had earlier been general counsel of Cox Enterprises and of US Foods. Her career began as in-house counsel at IBM and includes work at the law firm Skadden Arps, a general counsel role at e.spire Communications and service as legal adviser to a vice chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission. She has led the legal function at US Foods, Cox Enterprises, Albertsons and now Lowe’s.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Lowe’s since 2023.
• Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Albertsons Companies, 2020 to 2023.
• General counsel of Cox Enterprises, 2016 to 2020, and of US Foods, 2009 to 2016.
• Chair of the board of trustees of Fisk University.
• Director of Genuine Parts Company.

Professional Journey

Pryor earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University, where she also received a master’s degree from the School of Foreign Service, according to Lowe’s. She started her career as in-house counsel at IBM and later served as legal adviser to the vice chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission. She also worked at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and was general counsel and corporate secretary at e.spire Communications.

From February 2009 to October 2016 she was executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer of US Foods, the food service distributor. She then served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Cox Enterprises from October 2016 to June 2020, and as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Albertsons Companies from June 2020 to May 2023.

She joined Lowe’s in May 2023 as executive vice president, chief legal officer, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, and has held the title of chief legal officer and corporate secretary since March 2024. She leads the legal, compliance, government affairs, corporate sustainability, enterprise risk management and privacy functions and advises the board. As of 30 January 2026 Lowe’s operated 1,759 home improvement stores and outlets in the U.S. and more than 540 branch locations in the U.S. and Canada, including those of Foundation Building Materials and Artisan Design Group, which it acquired in 2025, according to its 10-K.

Outside Lowe’s she chairs the board of trustees of Fisk University, is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and serves as a director of Genuine Parts Company, according to her company biography.

Education

Georgetown University

JD

Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service

Master’s degree

Fisk University

Bachelor’s degree