Jeremy Gosch
Chairman & CEO
Jeremy Gosch serves as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hy-Vee, Inc., a nearly $14 billion grocery retailer, operating more than 570 retail locations across the Midwest.
Gosch started his career with Hy-Vee in 1995 as a part-time clerk at the Coralville, Iowa, store and was named store director at Eldora, Iowa, in 2002. He led stores in several communities before joining Hy-Vee’s executive leadership team in 2012 as assistant vice president, operations, for Hy-Vee’s northeast region. He was promoted through various executive leadership roles in
merchandising, marketing, strategy and operations before being named president, chief operating officer, in 2021. In 2022, he was promoted to CEO and vice chairman of Hy-Vee, becoming only the fifth CEO in the company’s history. In 2024, Gosch was appointed chairman and CEO of Hy-Vee.
In 2024, Gosch was named to Drug Store News’ list of 50 Most Influential People in Retail Health and was also recognized as the Iowa Grocery Industry Association’s Retail Leader of the Year.
Gosch serves on the board of directors for FMI – The Food Industry Association, as well as the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). He is also a member of the Iowa Business Council and serves as a member of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Additionally, he is involved in the Retail Industry Leaders Association.