Cara Pratt

As Senior Vice President of Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), Cara Pratt is a passionate disruptor in the media advertising industry. Media is an important pillar of Kroger’s alternative business, and Cara oversees the product development, sales, and operations of in-store, onsite and off-site advertising. With a vision to create a more transparent and effective media landscape for consumer-packaged goods brands, she was instrumental in the creation of Kroger Precision Marketing which closes the loop between media exposure and store sales. She leads a growing cross-functional team committed to ensuring Kroger Precision Marketing is more addressable, more actionable and more accountable than other media options. Pratt sits on the business leadership team for 84.51°.

Prior to 84.51°, Cara held multiple leadership roles with dunnhumbyUSA during her 12-year tenure, including her most recent as Senior Vice President of Specialty Retail & Sector Expansion. In this role, she focused on loyalty design, price and promotion optimization, and direct-to-consumer activation in retail and new sectors.

Cara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Denison University. She’s also on the board of trustees for Mount St. Joseph University and a member of the Network of Executive Women in Cincinnati.