Women of Power: 3 African-American CEOs Leading in Corporate America

Rosalind Brewer, Walmart

Rosalind Brewer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sam’s Club, making her the first woman and first African American to lead a Walmart division. Brewer is an advocate for Sam’s Club’s numerous small business members and she also focuses on e-commerce growth to better convenience the customers. She joined Walmart in 2006 as Regional Vice President, overseeing operations in Georgia. Before Walmart, Rosalind Brewer worked at Kimberly-Clark Corp. for 22 years, climbing her way to President of the Global Nonwovens Sector in 2004. She’s an HBCU alum with a bachelor’s in chemistry from Spelman College. Later she entered the advanced management program at The Wharton School and graduated from Director’s College at the University of Chicago School of Business/Stanford School of Law.