Kabir Kumar

Kabir Kumar is a senior executive at Walmart, currently serving as Senior Director II in the Global Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (CDEI) team under Global People.2 In this role, he leads several important initiatives:

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees Walmart's Racial Equity Shared Value Networks, focusing on Criminal Justice, Education, Finance, and Health2
• Manages CDEI initiatives across various segments of the company, including Global Technology, Governance, People, Corporate Affairs, and Finance2

Approach and Impact

Kabir applies a shared value and systems change approach to create greater societal benefit for all stakeholders.2 His work is focused on doing good at scale within the Walmart ecosystem.

Previous Roles

Before his current position, Kabir held other significant roles at Walmart:

• Senior Director of the Walmart Foundation, leading the Foundation's Community Pillar1
• Led over 20 philanthropic initiatives at Walmart.org, representing more than $100 million in annual giving2
• Created and led Walmart's first philanthropic agile team, launching several charitable business-integrated products2

Professional Background

Prior to joining Walmart in 2014, Kabir's career included:

• Working at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, where he helped raise over $2 billion and supported high-net-worth individuals and corporations in developing philanthropic strategies12
• International experience in India and London, establishing nonprofit organizations focused on community development and skills-based volunteerism1
• Experience in the investment sector in London, working on US, UK, and Indian markets1

Education

• Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University12
• Master of Arts degree in Sustainable International Development from The Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University12

Additional Involvement

Kabir serves on the Board of Interfaith Youth Core, the largest US-based interfaith nonprofit, headquartered in Chicago.2