Executive Committee - U.S.-Based

Danielle Gray

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

Danielle Gray

Danielle Gray is Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Gray leads the Company's global legal, compliance, corporate governance, information security, and corporate security functions.  

Prior to joining WBA in September 2021, Gray served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, overseeing operations related to legal, audit, government affairs, health policy, corporate compliance, external communications, marketing and community engagement. 

Previously, Gray was a Partner with O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, representing health care companies, financial services institutions, universities and clients across diverse industries. She also co-chaired the firm's Data Security and Privacy practice.

She held a number of senior public service roles in the White House and Department of Justice from 2009 to 2014, including Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary; Deputy Director of the National Economic Council; and senior counsel in the White House Counsel's Office and at DOJ’s Civil Division. She also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Merrick B. Garland on the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Gray received an A.B. in economics and public policy from Duke University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

She serves on the boards of the Brennan Center for Justice and the Duke University Trinity College Board of Visitors. Gray is a member of the American Law Institute and the Homeland Security Advisory Council.