Abhi Dhar

Abhi Dhar

CIO Walgreens | Former Board Director: Hawaiian Airlines, TransUnion CIBIL | Angel Investor || All posts and activity are personal opinions, no official position expressed or implied.

Walgreens•Deerfield, IL

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Experience17+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

With 30 years of executive leadership driving digital transformation and value creation across Fortune 50 corporations and startups, I bring a unique blend of strategic vision and execution excellence to the boardroom and C-suite. I'm currently CIO at Walgreens, which emerged from the take-private and breakup of Walgreens Boots Alliance where I previously served as Chief Digital Officer/CIO. Between those roles, I was Global CIO/CTO at TransUnion. That journey gave me valuable perspective across different operating models: public conglomerate, private equity transformation, and now a focused standalone enterprise. I've led billion-dollar technology organizations, scaled digital businesses to record growth, and executed strategic M&A transactions that delivered exceptional shareholder returns. My distinctive value comes from having operated at multiple altitudes: - Building and scaling enterprise technology organizations with thousands of global employees - Driving digital innovation that generated award-winning products and patented IP - Co-founding and leading technology startups from concept to market - Guiding corporate governance and strategy as a public company board director at TransUnion CIBIL and Hawaiian Airlines. In the next year or so, I'll be looking to join select boards where I can add real value. I also selectively evaluate strategic angel investments in transformative technology ventures centered on sector-specific AI, especially ML and agentic applications. I'm passionate about partnering with visionary leaders to leverage technology as a strategic differentiator that drives exceptional business outcomes and shareholder value.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • WalgreensCurrent
    Sep 2025–Present· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Chief Information OfficerCurrent
      Sep 2025–Present
  • Jun 2024–Aug 2025· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Chief Digital Officer
      Jun 2024–Aug 2025
  • Jun 2024–Aug 2025· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Chief Digital Officer
      Jun 2024–Aug 2025
  • Nov 2023–Jun 2024· 7 mos
    • Founder and Advisor
      Nov 2023–Jun 2024
  • Jun 2019–Dec 2025· 6 yrs 6 mos
    • Board Member
      Jun 2019–Dec 2025
  • 2019–Sep 2023· 4 yrs 8 mos
    • Global Chief Information and Technology Officer. EVP.
      2019–Sep 2023
  • Sep 2017–Nov 2019· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • Board Member
      Sep 2017–Nov 2019
  • Apr 2017–Mar 2021· 3 yrs 11 mos
    • Chairman
      2019–Mar 2021
    • Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
      Apr 2017–Dec 2018
  • Nov 2014–Apr 2017· 2 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Digital Officer, WBA AND CIO, Retail Pharmacy USA
      Nov 2016–Apr 2017
    • CIO AND SVP Digital Product Management and Innovation
      Dec 2015–Nov 2016
    • SVP & CIO, Walgreens
      Nov 2014–Dec 2015
  • Sep 2009–Dec 2014· 5 yrs 3 mos
    • GVP, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Digital AND Head, Consumer Mobile Offering
      Sep 2009–Dec 2014

Education

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MS

Industrial Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology

MS

Industrial Engineering

BE

Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Engineering, Mysore. India

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Product ManagementTeam LeadershipIT ManagementProduct DevelopmentB2C e-commerceOrganizational CommunicationE-commerceDigital TransformationDigital StrategyBusiness ManagementHigh Performance TeamsStrategic PlanningPeople ManagementBusiness StrategyRetailStrategy DevelopmentBoard LevelIntegrationMergersIT Strategy