Stanford GSB: View From The Top

S8E4: Doug McMillon Is Thinking Fifty Years Ahead


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Doug McMillon began his career unloading trucks. Forty years later, he’s Walmart’s president and CEO, a role he’s held for more than a decade. 

On this episode of View From The Top: The Podcast, McMillon joins Aislin Roth, MBA ’25, to talk about what it takes to lead one of the world’s largest companies, from navigating billion-dollar decisions to modeling the retailer’s core values every day. McMillon also explains why trust, speed, and culture matter more than ever, shares how a botched product launch nearly derailed his career, and reflects on lessons learned during the COVID pandemic. 

“I think my job — and the job of people like me who are given the opportunity to lead some of these great companies — is to change the company in a way that it's relevant for the future,” he says. “So, the only thing I really think about is: How are we making decisions and getting things done such that Walmart is succeeding and creating value 50 years from now?”

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