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Walmart adds AI leader to board

By Retail Technology | Tuesday January 13 2026 | UPDATED 12.01.26

Walmart has appointed Shishir Mehrotra, the CEO of AI productivity suite Superhuman, to its board of directors

Mehrotra - who also previously serving as YouTube’s chief technology officer - will serve on the board’s technology and ecommerce committee.

“I have long admired Walmart’s ability to innovate while staying true to its core values, and joining the Board as the company builds for an agentic AI future is a rare opportunity,” Mehrotra said in a statement. “This era is the most significant technological shift I’ve seen in my career, and I look forward to working with the team to shape the future for the millions of people Walmart serves.”

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