Jessica Kazmaier

Jessica Kazmaier serves as chief administrative officer and chief of staff to the CEO of Rite Aid. In this role, she works with the CEO in strategic planning and decision-making and provides leadership and direction to various corporate departments. Kazmaier is responsible for ensuring all enabling functions align with the company’s overall strategic and financial goals. In addition, she focuses on optimizing effective internal processes, driving technology enablement, mitigating enterprise risk, adhering to legal and regulatory standards, and growing a strong workplace culture.

Most recently, Kazmaier held the role of chief human resources officer since March 2019, as well as chief of staff to the CEO since October 2023. In this dual capacity, she ensured Rite Aid’s culture, communications, programs, policies and experiences delivered on the company’s purpose and objectives. Specifically, she led all aspects of the people strategy, including associate experience, talent management, total rewards and labor relations. Additionally as chief of staff, Kazmaier was responsible for integrating workstreams and eliminating siloes within the company, linking the leadership team with the broader organization and helping make strategic decisions to propel the company forward.

Before joining Rite Aid in 2001, Kazmaier served as retirement manager at Harsco Corporation, where she managed the company’s 401(k) and pension plans. She earned a dual bachelor’s degree in business administration and psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. From 2019-2023 Kazmaier served as president of the Board of Rite Aid Healthy Futures, the company’s affiliated public charity focused on impacting health disparities in underserved and disadvantaged populations.