Suresh Kumar
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
Walmart
Suresh's organization includes technologists from across Walmart that power all of the global businesses, including – Walmart U.S. Stores and eCommerce, Sam’s Club, and International. He also oversees Walmart’s global shared services, data, cloud, infrastructure, and information security organizations.
Suresh has 25+ years of technology leadership experience, including VP/GM roles at Google and Microsoft. Prior to Microsoft, Suresh spent fifteen years in leadership roles at Amazon, including Vice President of Technology for retail systems and operations. He began his career as a research staff member at IBM Watson Research Center. Suresh received a PhD in engineering from Princeton and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Speaking in:
Sunday Jan 11
11:20am - 11:50am
Business Transformation - Walmart Fireside Chat
Walmart’s digital transformation has strengthened its position as a leading global retailer, enabling it to compete with e-commerce giants and adapt to changing consumer preferences. In this session Walmart’s Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer Suresh Kumar discusses the retailer's digital journey, learnings made along the way and how a digitally led strategy has boosted organizational success.