Speaker
Karen Staniforth
Founder & Senior Advisor
IBUBESI, LLC
Karen Staniforth is a high-impact healthcare executive known for leading enterprise-scale transformation across pharmacy, clinical operations, and population health. She is Founder and Senior Advisor of IBUBESI, LLC consulting for a diverse number of companies across the healthcare industry. Most recently, as Chief Pharmacy Officer at Rite Aid, she shaped national healthcare strategy through crisis, recovery, and renewal, overseeing up to $10B in pharmacy revenue and a team of 340. Whether guiding a $4B divestiture, executing a multimillion-dollar federal contract, or leading zero-churn teams through COVID and bankruptcy, she brings clarity, rigor, and momentum to complex environments.
She has driven measurable enterprise impact, developing a multi-year pharmacy roadmap, unifying clinical and commercial strategy, launching the patented Rite Care platform, and delivering gains in adherence, GP, and overall value. Her leadership spans large-scale pharmacy operations and innovation across highly matrixed teams.
Trusted in high-stakes leadership, Karen has led four M&A integrations, cut $46M in costs without sacrificing performance, and stabilized post-acquisition operations. Board-experienced and results-focused, she served on the boards of Envision Insurance and NACDS, where she was appointed to the Executive Committee.