Full Name
Donna Morris
Job Title
EVP, Chief People Officer
Company
Walmart Inc.
Brief Biography
Donna Morris is executive vice president and chief people officer for Walmart. A member of the executive committee, Donna strives to make Walmart a great place to work for more than two million associates around the world who contribute to the growth and success of the global business.
Driving Walmart’s people-led focus, Donna’s team is committed to providing opportunity for associates to grow and belong and building a workplace that empowers associates. Under her leadership, Walmart and Sam’s Club in the U.S. (2023), Walmart China(2022, 2023) and Massmart (2022, 2023) have been certified as a "Great Place to Work.”
Prior to joining Walmart in 2020, Donna spent more than 17 years at Adobe, where she held a variety of leadership roles, most recently serving as chief human resources officer and executive vice president of employee experience.
A native of Ottawa, Canada, Donna has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Carleton University. Donna holds the Society for Human Resource Management – Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Senior HR Professional (SHRP) and Canadian Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR).
Donna is on the Board of Trustees at Fordham University in New York, a member of the board of directors of PhonePe – India’s leading digital payments and financial services platform – and the renowned Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Donna’s leadership at Walmart has led her to being named to the inaugural Forbes Future of Work 50 list, Mass Market Retailer’s “Most Influential Women in Retailing” and a Top 100 HR Tech influencer by Human Resource Executive.
Driving Walmart’s people-led focus, Donna’s team is committed to providing opportunity for associates to grow and belong and building a workplace that empowers associates. Under her leadership, Walmart and Sam’s Club in the U.S. (2023), Walmart China(2022, 2023) and Massmart (2022, 2023) have been certified as a "Great Place to Work.”
Prior to joining Walmart in 2020, Donna spent more than 17 years at Adobe, where she held a variety of leadership roles, most recently serving as chief human resources officer and executive vice president of employee experience.
A native of Ottawa, Canada, Donna has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Carleton University. Donna holds the Society for Human Resource Management – Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Senior HR Professional (SHRP) and Canadian Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR).
Donna is on the Board of Trustees at Fordham University in New York, a member of the board of directors of PhonePe – India’s leading digital payments and financial services platform – and the renowned Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Donna’s leadership at Walmart has led her to being named to the inaugural Forbes Future of Work 50 list, Mass Market Retailer’s “Most Influential Women in Retailing” and a Top 100 HR Tech influencer by Human Resource Executive.
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