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Jason Buechel

Executive at Whole Foods

Austin, Texas, United States

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About

Jason Buechel is Vice President of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores and Chief Executive Officer of Whole Foods Market, having assumed the combined role in January 2025. He joined Whole Foods Market in 2013 as Global Vice President and Chief Information Officer, later serving as Chief Operating Officer overseeing more than 500 locations across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, before becoming CEO. Prior to Whole Foods Market, he was a Managing Director and Partner in Accenture's Retail Operations Practice, and he holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Leonard GreenLos AngelesOak Investment PartnersWilton

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JMJohn Mackey
John MackeyFounder

Experience

  1. AmazonVice President, Amazon Worldwide Grocerycurrent2025 — present
  2. Whole Foods MarketChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  3. Whole Foods MarketChief Operating Officer2019 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Whole Foods MarketExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Officer2013 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  5. AccentureManaging Director/Partner2000 — 2013Phoenix, Arizona

Skills & more

Leadership36Strategy23Management Consulting40Change Management18Retail26Merchandising3Cloud Computing16Business Transformation31IT Strategy65Business Process Improvement60Business Process Design15Operating Models4
+8 moreBusiness AnalysisOrganizational DesignIT TransformationProgram ManagementBusiness ProcessBusiness IntelligencePMOBusiness Process Re-engineering

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Who is Jason Buechel?
Jason Buechel is Vice President of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores and Chief Executive Officer of Whole Foods Market, having assumed the combined role in January 2025. He joined Whole Foods Market in 2013 as Global Vice President and Chief Information Officer, later serving as Chief Operating Officer overseeing more than 500 locations across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, before becoming CEO. Prior to Whole Foods Market, he was a Managing Director and Partner in Accenture's Retail Operations Practice, and he holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Where did Jason Buechel go to school?
Jason Buechel studied at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Bachelor’s, Information Science); L. P. Goodrich High School.

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