Donna Morris is executive vice president and chief people officer for Walmart. A member of the executive committee, Donna is striving to make Walmart a great place to work for the more than 2 million associates around the world and contributing to the growth and success of the global business with a focus on associates.
Walmart is a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer dedicated to helping people save money, so they can live better. To drive Walmart’s people-led focus, Donna’s teams are focused on four areas: providing growth and career opportunities for all associates; improving the work experience through digital tools; prioritizing the emotional, physical and financial well-being of associates; and building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that fosters a sense of belonging for all. Under her leadership, Walmart and Sam’s Club were certified as a "Great Place to Work” in the U.S. in 2023, while Walmart China and Massmart were each certified in 2022 and 2023.
Donna has significant leadership experience in delivering innovative people solutions, developing and managing teams that operate in an agile way, and helping to build high-performance cultures that promote diversity and inclusion. She joined Walmart in 2020 from Adobe, where she served as chief human resources officer and executive vice president of employee experience. Donna joined Adobe in 2002.
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) designations 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 – a digital payment platform based in Bangalore, India – and the renowned Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Donna’s work 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.