Valerie Jabbar

Senior Vice President Kroger

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Valerie Jabbar is a Senior Vice President of Kroger, responsible since 2021 for overseeing several of its retail divisions. She has spent her career at the company, starting in 1987 as a clerk in the Fry’s Division and working through store, category and district management before leading merchandising in the Mid-Atlantic and Ralphs divisions. She was President of the Ralphs Division from 2016 to 2018 and then led merchandising, including center store, at the corporate level. Kroger ranked No. 27 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Senior Vice President of Kroger since August 2021.
• Group Vice President of Center Store Merchandising, 2020 to 2021.
• Group Vice President of Merchandising, 2018 to 2020.
• President of the Ralphs Division, 2016 to 2018.

Professional Journey

Jabbar joined Kroger in 1987 as a clerk in the Fry’s Division, where she held roles including assistant store director, category manager, Drug/GM coordinator, seasonal manager, director of Drug/GM and district manager.

She was Vice President of Merchandising for the Mid-Atlantic Division and then for the Ralphs Division, and President of the Ralphs Division from July 2016 to August 2018. She then served as Group Vice President of Merchandising and, from 2020, Group Vice President of Center Store Merchandising.

In August 2021 she was elected Senior Vice President, responsible for the oversight of several Kroger retail divisions.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states her education.