Prathibha Rajashekhar

Senior Vice President, Innovation & Automation, Walmart U.S.

Walmart

Prathibha Rajashekhar currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Innovation & Automation, for Walmart U.S. In this role, Prathibha leads the advancement of innovative and automated high-tech capabilities to modernize and strengthen the company’s supply chain. Since joining Walmart in 2011, she has held a number of roles across the company in Merchandising, People Analytics Strategy and most recently at Sam’s Club, as Senior Vice President, Sourcing and Private Brands.

Before joining Walmart Prathibha held roles at GlobalSource IT and ECON supporting IT initiatives at both companies. She studied at the University of Mysore, India where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and a Master of Science in Computer Science. She continued her education by completing her Masters in Business Administration at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

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Monday

January 15

1:00 pm–1:30 pm

River Pavilion, goTRG Stage

The future of last mile delivery: Leading the way with drone technology

We all know it: the last mile of retail delivery is the most complex. The costs are untenable, roads are increasingly congested, and inefficiencies plague both the customer experience and the retailer’s bottom line. At the same time, customers expect increasing immediacy and convenience in receiving their goods. Drones present an opportunity for better delivery. Delivering customers the goods… Read more