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Gustavo Valbuena

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Director People Analytics & Artificial Intelligence at Walmart
📍 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Gustavo is the Director of People Analytics & AI at Walmart, where he leads the AI transformation within the people function. An alumnus of Stanford Universitys AI program, he is focused on creating intelligence from people data. Colleagues describe him as a forward-thinking, visionary, and impactful HR professional.

Outside of work, Gustavo is the host of the PeopleBot Podcast, exploring the convergence of people and technology. He is a proud father who actively supports his daughters gymnastics competitions, sharing his pride in her discipline and courage.

He developed a unique challenge called the "Impossible Brief" to test AI models with complex, contradictory leadership scenarios.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director People Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
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AI in HR
He is leading Walmart's AI transformation in HR, aiming to use agentic frameworks to deliver hyper-personalized, predictive intelligence to leaders.
People Analytics
His mission is to evolve the people function from being "Keepers of People Data" into "Creators of Intelligence" to align talent strategy with business goals.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Director People Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Walmart
10-2023 - 9-2025
Sr. People Partner - Global Technology
Walmart
11-2021 - 10-2023
Senior Manager | Operations & Implementation
Walmart
11-2020 - 11-2021
Sr. Human Resources Manager
Walmart
8-2020 - 11-2020
Sr. HRBP | Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Ingersoll Rand
In the press

Media appearances

#154. El Rol del Talento Humano en la Era de la IA – Gustavo Valbuena (Walmart). Featured in YouTube
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Education
10-2024 - 3-2025
Artificial Intelligence
Stanford University
2002 - 2007
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Universidad de La Sabana
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