Tracey D. Brown

Tracey D. Brown is an American businesswoman. She was the CEO of the American Diabetes Association until 2021, when she left to become President of Retail Products and Chief Customer Officer at Walgreens. She was the first ADA CEO to have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Early life and education Brown trained as a chemical engineer at the University of Delaware and has an MBA from Columbia University.

Career Early in her career, she held leadership positions at American Express, Proctor & Gamble, and Exxon Mobil. Brown was Chief Operating Officer for the direct marketing agency Direct Impact, CEO and managing director of RAPP Dallas from April 2008 to September 2014, and with Sam’s Club as a senior vice president from February 2017 to June 2018. Before becoming CEO, she had served on the ADA Board of Directors.

As of 2021, Brown resides in Washington, D.C.

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