Rahul Raj is a serial innovator. As the Director of Sustainability + Merchandising Innovation at Walmart.com, he incubates new business models that deliver economic and social impact while strengthening the "Save Money. Live Better" value proposition.
Rahul Raj is a serial innovator. As the Director of Sustainability + Merchandising Innovation at Walmart.com, he incubates new business models that deliver economic and social impact while strengthening the "Save Money. Live Better" value proposition. Additionally, he has driven the refurbishing and reselling of products from Walmart’s returns stream, to help the enterprise capture additional market share while also extending the usable life of products. For these efforts, he was honored with Walmart's Innovation Champion Award and a fellowship with the Aspen Institute.
Rahul began his career at Procter & Gamble in brand management before joining Ferrero to re-launch Nutella and Tic Tac. He has employed his competency for turning around brands at in-sync, a division of Publicis, by successfully leading brand transformation projects for Gillette, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Havaianas, Juan Valdez, Frito Lay and Kraft. Throughout this career, Rahul has cultivated a passion for community service. As the founder of Meal Exchange, an organization that empowers students to address local hunger, he was identified by TIME Magazine as one of Canada's leading social entrepreneurs and having developed a “revolutionary” program.
