Jim Donald has been cochair of Albertsons Companies Inc. since 2019. Prior to that, Donald served as Albertsons Companies, Inc. president and CEO since September 2018 and, prior to that, served as president and chief operating officer since joining ACI in March 2018. Previously, Donald served as CEO and director of Extended Stay America Inc. (ESH), a large North American owner and operator of hotels, and its subsidiary, ESH Hospitality Inc., from February 2012 to July 2015 as well as senior advisor of ESH from August to December 2015.

Prior to joining ESH, Donald served as president, CEO, and director of Starbucks Corp. as well as president and CEO of regional food and drug retailer Haggen Food & Pharmacy. He was also the chair, president, and CEO of regional food and drug retailer Pathmark Stores Inc. and held a variety of other senior and executive roles at Walmart Stores Inc., Safeway Inc., and Albertsons Companies Inc. Donald began his grocery and retail career in 1971 with Publix Super Markets Inc.

Donald has served on the board of directors of Nordstrom Inc., a leading fashion retailer, since April 2020; on the advisory board of Jacobs Holding AG, a Switzerland-based global investment firm, since 2015; and as a member of the board of directors at Barry Callebaut AG, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa, from 2008 to 2018.