Zack Storer

Chief Technology Officer | CTPO - EVP Digital, AI and Product at Health Carousel

New York, New York, United States

About Zack Storer

Zack Storer is Chief Technology Officer | CTPO - EVP Digital, AI and Product at Health Carousel. Location: New York, New York, United States.

2026 CIO of the Year (ORBIE). Enterprise CTO/CIO/CDO/CAIO who has delivered billions in revenue and EBITDA across Fortune 500 and PE-backed companies | Kroger, News Corp, Grainger, Bowery, Health Carousel | by running technology as a P&L business, not a cost center. Named "Most Trusted CTO in America" (C Suite Awards). WHAT I DO I lead technology, digital, product, data, and AI organizations - from lean PE-backed teams to 700+ engineers at Fortune 500 scale - through enterprise-scale transformation: modernizing platforms, embedding AI into the operating model, and converting technology spend into revenue growth and EBITDA expansion. Delivered $5B+ in incremental revenue through digital innovation at scale; grew divisional P&L 3x through capital-efficient technology and operating-model design. Guided enterprise scale, valuation multiple expansion, cybersecurity, and AI strategy as a board member. WHERE I'VE DONE IT - Health Carousel (healthcare, PE-backed): transformed a traditional IT function into an embedded digital/product organization; MACH platform and enterprise AI transformation. 2026 CIO of the Year (ORBIE). - Grainger (NYSE:GWW): led the 700+ person engineering organization as CTO; digital and platform-engineering transformation for a $17B B2B/B2C distributor. - News Corp / News America Marketing (NYSE:NWSA): EVP Digital, Data & Emerging Tech with global P&L for connected media and digital incentives. - Bowery: CTO/CAIO for the most advanced vertical farming platform - robotics, computer vision, applied AI. - Kroger (NYSE:KR, 16 years): founded, built and scaled the digital/eCommerce technology organization from zero - 500+ global talent, the foundation of Kroger's entire omnichannel business. HOW I OPERATE Digital and Technology as an operating-leverage lever: CFO-grade unit-economics literacy, COO-grade org design. I build nearshore/hybrid engineering models that scale without breaking capital efficiency, and I lead board and C-suite conversations on AI strategy as a growth weapon. Recognized as "Most Trusted CTO in America" (C Suite Awards, 2022). BEYOND THE DAY JOB Independent Board Director (Callibrity) · Advisory Boards (Slalom, Inspire, and others; formerly Thoughtworks) · Founder, Angel Equity · Investor (QCA Ventures). Postgraduate & Executive education: MIT (Strategy & Innovation, Neuroscience), Stanford d.School, Cornell (Strategic Executive Leadership Program & Finance). Anchored in New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. Effective across the US, UK, and Europe, and fully remote. Writing at RelentlessCuriosity.com

Skills

  • Board of Directors
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Early Stage Investment

Additional experience

  • Independent Board Director

    Callibrity

    Started May 2021

Education

  • Post-grad | Strategy and Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Post-grad d.School, Stanford University Graduate School of Business