About
Kirk Ball is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Giant Eagle, Inc. He serves on multiple advisory and board positions, including the Customer Advisory Board at CBTS, the Growth Advisory Board at Kaminario, and the Advisory Board at Mercury Fund Venture Capital. His experience spans technology strategic planning, financial management, organizational leadership, and talent development across large-scale IT operations.
Experience
- Giant Eagle, Inc.E.V.P. & Chief Information Officercurrent2020 — present
- The Christ Hospital Health NetworkVice President and Chief Information Officer2017 — 2020Cincinnati, Ohio
- KrogerChief Technology Officer and V.P. Enterprise Retail Solutions2013 — 2017Cincinnati Area, KY
- The Kroger CompanyVice President Enterprise Architecture, Engineering and Operations2008 — 2013
- The Kroger CompanySr. Director - Enterprise Technology2007 — 2008Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Kroger CompanyDirector Enterprise Technology2006 — 2007Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Kroger CompanyManager Major Section Web Technology & Architecture2004 — 2006Cincinnati, Ohio
- Reynolds & ReynoldsDepartment Mgr.2000 — 2004Dayton, Ohio Area
- The Iams CompanyDepartment Manager1997 — 2000Dayton, Ohio Area
- The Berry CompanySr. Systems Analyst1986 — 1994Dayton, Ohio Area
Skills & more
Cloud-Native Applications11Large Language Models (LLM)10Consumer Products5Artificial Intelligence (AI)4Productivity Software1Generative AI4Retail24Inventory Management15Process Improvement66Enterprise Architecture99Linux10Unix32
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Vendor ManagementStrategic PlanningVMwareStorageBusiness AnalysisIT StrategyWindowsMS ProjectVisioMicrosoft ProjectEnterprise SoftwareDatabasesFrom Kirk's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mercury Fund
Adrian Barwinski
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrienne Miller
Investor at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Andrew White
Venture Partner at Mercury Fund
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kirk Ball?
- Kirk Ball is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Giant Eagle, Inc. He serves on multiple advisory and board positions, including the Customer Advisory Board at CBTS, the Growth Advisory Board at Kaminario, and the Advisory Board at Mercury Fund Venture Capital. His experience spans technology strategic planning, financial management, organizational leadership, and talent development across large-scale IT operations.
- Where does Kirk Ball work?
- Kirk Ball is Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund.
- Where did Kirk Ball go to school?
- Kirk Ball studied at Miami University (AS, BS, Accounting / Finance / Systems Analysis).
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