Dave McGlinchey

Dave McGlinchey has served as our chief strategy officer since February 2020. He oversees new format development, real estate site selection, construction, and merchant services. Prior to this role, he served as Sprouts’ chief merchandising officer since 2018, and joined Sprouts as senior vice president of merchandising services in 2017.

Dave brings more than 20 years of grocery merchandising and leadership experience to Sprouts in both mass and conventional grocery. Before joining Sprouts, he was senior vice president of merchandising and marketing for Shaw’s and Star Market in the northeast area of the country. Earlier, he served in a number of leadership roles over a 14-year span at Stop & Shop/Giant Food, including senior vice president of merchandising support and vice president of grocery merchandising. Dave earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance and his MBA from Bentley University.