Stefano Pessina (born 4 June 1941[1]) is an Italian-Monegasque billionaire businessman; he is the executive chairman and largest single shareholder of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

[2][9] In July 2020, it was announced that Pessina would step down as CEO of WBA to take a less hands on role and replace Jim Skinner as executive chairman.

[10] In a 31 January 2015 interview for The Sunday Telegraph, Pessina commented on the prospect of Britain's Labour Party winning the 2015 United Kingdom general election in May.

"[16] On 6 February, Allister Heath, deputy editor of The Telegraph, described what he called the attacks by Labour and Liberal Democrats politicians on Pessina, who he said was "one of the world's greatest entrepreneurs", as being "as nonsensical as they were indefensible".

[17] Pessina is married to Ornella Barra; she is chief operating officer, international of Walgreens Boots Alliance.