Biography

Doug McMillon is the president and chief executive officer of Walmart International, a fast-growing segment of Walmart's overall operations, with more than 4,000 stores and more than 680,000 associates in 14 countries outside the United States.

From 2006 to February 2009, Doug served as president and chief executive officer of Sam’s Club, an operating segment of Walmart, with sales of more than $46 billion during his tenure.

In 1984, Doug began his career with the company as a summer associate in a Walmart Distribution Center. In 1990, while pursuing his MBA, he rejoined the company in a Tulsa, Okla., Walmart store. Most of Doug’s 20-year career has been in merchandising in the Walmart U.S. division, primarily in food, apparel and general merchandise. He has also held various merchandising positions at Sam’s Club and Walmart International in addition to holding leadership roles in all three operating segments of the company.

Doug currently serves on the board of directors of the U.S. China Business Council, the executive committee and board of directors for Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the board for Crystal Bridges, an American art museum. Doug has also been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Originally from Jonesboro, Ark., Doug graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He received his MBA in Finance at the University of Tulsa. He and his wife, Shelley, have two sons and reside in northwest Arkansas.