2024 Alumni Fellows
Andrea Albright ’05 serves as executive vice president, sourcing, at Walmart, where
she leads a highly talented team dedicated to delivering quality products at great
prices to Walmart customers from around the world. Since joining the company in 2005,
Andrea has managed and inspired associates, fostering environments built on trust
and psychological safety — a proven model that encourages radical candor among members,
accelerates collaboration and innovation, and results in less waste and more targeted
use of resources.
In her previous roles, Albright was instrumental in driving the growth and success
of Walmart's U.S. Merchandising and People organizations, where she held positions
of increasing responsibility and earned a well-deserved reputation as a dynamic and
solutions-oriented leader. She has been recognized as an International Women's Forum
fellow and has been named a rising woman in business by Fortune's Most Powerful Women
Next Gen. Her success can be attributed to her customer-centric approach to strategy
development, as well as her talent for building cognitively diverse and high performing
teams.
Outside of her professional commitments, Albright is actively involved in various
boards and advisory roles. She serves on the Zero100 Advisory Board, the Walmart Foundation
Board, the University of Arkansas MBA Alumni Board, and the Kansas State University
College of Health and Human Sciences Board. Additionally, she serves on the National
Board for the Girl Scouts.
Albright resides in Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband Patrick, and they are
proud parents to their daughter, Mackenzie, and son, Liam.
Albright earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Apparel and Textile Science from Kansas
State University in 2005. Additionally, she holds dual master's degrees from the University
of Arkansas, specializing in Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Human Resources
Development (M.Ed.).