John Mackey is Chairman and CEO of Whole Foods Market, a $4 billion Fortune 500 company, and a “Fortune 100 Best Companies To Work For” every year since 1998. Whole Foods is one of the top 12 supermarket companies in America and the world's largest natural foods retail chain. John Mackey was named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2024. Mr. Mackey is a strong believer in FLOW principles, including free market principles and empowerment management. Mr. Mackey has lived on a vegetarian co-op, he and his wife, Deborah, both practice meditation and yoga, and spend as much time as they can on their 720 acre ranch west of Austin. John is a voracious book reader and participates in two monthly book clubs. He is always up for a lively debate about politics, economics, history or sports.
