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10 Walmart partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Walmart partnerships leaders have held vice president, group director, senior director and director roles in strategic partnerships and business development at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Walmart from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alexander Chung
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Corporate Strategic Partnerships & Business Development · Walmart
Former Senior Director (2020–2022) and Director (2019–2020) of Corporate Strategic Partnerships & Business Development at Walmart, then Walmart Head of Business Development (2022–2025), leading a team responsible for business development, distribution sourcing and new monetization for Walmart+, per the profile. Working in AI Acceleration & Partnerships at Walmart since 2025.
Amit Patel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships · Walmart
Former Vice President Of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Walmart (2020–2025), and Head of Enterprise AI and Tech Partnerships there since 2025, where the profile cites establishing Walmart's foundational enterprise AI partnerships, structuring master agreements and first production deployments. Earlier Walmart roles shown are Senior Director (2019–2020) and Director (2018–2019), Strategic Partnerships.
Andrew Bishop
LinkedInExperience: Director, AI Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships · Walmart
Director, AI Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships at Walmart since 2023. Other roles shown are Global Partnerships Lead, Business Development – Amazon Associates at Amazon (2021–2023), Head of Business Development – AI & Technology Partnerships at Resure Technology (2018–2021) and VP, Mobile Business Development & Partnerships at AVG Technologies (2014–2018).
Ben Markl
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Walmart Energy · Walmart
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Walmart Energy at Walmart since 2026. Earlier Walmart roles shown are Senior Director, Fuel & Convenience Strategy, Innovation, and Business Intelligence (2017–2026), where the profile cites launching Walmart+ Fuel, Director, Credit & Financing (2016–2017) and Senior Manager, Money Transfers and Bill Payments (2013–2016).
Craig Brammer
LinkedInExperience: Group Director Strategic Partnerships VIZIO Integration · Walmart
Group Director Strategic Partnerships VIZIO Integration at Walmart since 2025. Other Walmart roles shown are Senior Director Business Integration: VIZIO (2024–2025), Head of Transformation Office at Walmart de México y Centroamérica (2023–2025), Senior Director, International Partnership Services (2020–2023) and Director Product Innovation/ Founder Studio X (2019–2020).
Eduardo Marcos
LinkedInExperience: Group Director, Strategic Partnerships - Walmart · Walmart
Former Group Director, Strategic Partnerships at Walmart (2024–2026), and Vice President, Member Growth at Walmart since 2026, leading a team responsible for the program value proposition and partner ecosystem for Walmart+, per the profile. Earlier Walmart roles shown are Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships roles (2022–2024) and Director, Business Strategy & Partnerships (2021–2022).
Isha Gandhi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Partnerships · Walmart
Director, Strategic Partnerships at Walmart since 2024. Earlier roles shown are Senior Director, Issuance & Bank Partnerships (2023–2024) and Director, Bank Partnerships & Business Development (2022–2023) at PayPal, new product development on the product and loyalty team at Citi (2019–2022) and global loyalty partnerships at American Express (2014–2019).
Joe V.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, Walmart · Walmart
Senior Director of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Walmart since 2026, after Director of Strategic Partnerships (2024–2026) and Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships (2022–2024) there. Earlier roles shown are Brand Manager (2021–2022) and Associate Brand Manager (2019–2021), Consumer Products, at Johnson & Johnson.
Sonya Hober
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Technology Provider Partnerships · Walmart Connect
Senior Director, Technology Provider Partnerships at Walmart Connect since 2024, after Director, Technology Provider Partnerships there (2022–2024). Earlier roles shown are at Amazon: Manager, Partner Development Managers (2020–2022), Sr. Partner Development Manager (2019–2020) and Sr. Category Merchant Manager (2018–2019).
Winifred Liu
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate Strategic Partnerships and Business Development · Walmart
Director, Corporate Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at Walmart since 2022, covering corporate partnerships, alliances and strategy and directing cross-enterprise partnerships, per the profile. Earlier roles shown are Global Director, Strategic Partnerships of CTO Office at LG Electronics (2013–2022) and Segment Leader, Strategic Business Development at Cisco (2011–2012).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large retailer decide which strategic partnerships get executive sponsorship?
- 02What does a partner need to show before a retailer of Walmart's size commits to a pilot or integration?
- 03How are partnership goals and results tracked inside a large retail company's business development team?
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