Christine Wheatley is Group Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel for The Kroger Co. and has responsibility for the legal matters of the company. Prior to joining Kroger's Law Department in 2008, Christine was in the private practice of law for 11 years; most recently as a partner at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Cincinnati. She was promoted to her current position in 2014. Christine serves on the Board of The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati and represents Kroger on the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. She is the executive sponsor of the Alliance of Kroger associate resource group. Christine has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from The Ohio State University College of Law. Christine and her husband Bryan live in Cincinnati and enjoy spending time with their daughter and son.