Former Senior Vice President
Alethia Jackson is a healthcare executive, board director, angel investor and founder. She is an expert in corporate affairs, sustainability, compliance and risk mitigation, and social impact.
Aletha speaks regularly at industry events including Fortune Impact Summit; CES; National Women’s Business Leadership Conference; and the American Heart Association’s Workforce Summit.
Most recently, Alethia served as a Senior Vice President for Walgreens Boots Alliance, where she developed and implemented data driven sustainability, inclusion, and community impact strategies. Alethia also led enterprise-wide philanthropic investments as President of the Walgreens Foundation.
Previously, Alethia held leadership roles in government and regulatory affairs for Walgreens, America’s Health Insurance Plans and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. As Vice President of Government Affairs for Walgreens, she successfully led the company’s legislative and regulatory portfolio. During the COVID- 19 pandemic Alethia led the company’s partnership with the US Government as well as health equity efforts in underserved communities.
Alethia is also the founder of Ultimate PowerPlay, a social platform and event series designed to connect diverse women leaders across sectors to collaborate, broker partnerships, and create community. She is also the host of the Power Within podcast.
Alethia serves as a director on several nonprofit boards: Howard University School of Pharmacy; Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. where she serves a Secretary and Member of the Executive Committee; Arena Stage Theater in Washington DC, where she co-chairs the Governance Committee; and Global Women in Innovation (GlobalWIN).
Alethia has appeared in Forbes, Savoy, Washington Life, and Essence Online.
Alethia holds a Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Albany.