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Sasanka (Sashi) Gandavarapu

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Senior Director, Data Science - GenAI & Personalization at Walmart
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Sasanka Gandavarapu is a Senior Director of Data Science at Walmart, leading initiatives in Generative AI and personalization to redefine eCommerce. His background includes designing Walmarts last-mile delivery strategy and developing a machine learning model at The Home Depot that captured $200M in lost sales. He holds a Masters in Data Science from UC Berkeley.

Colleagues consistently describe him as exceptionally bright, knowledgeable, and skilled at finding solutions amid ambiguity. He is recognized for his profound understanding of mathematical models and his ability to maintain a big-picture perspective while managing projects effectively.

Unique fact: While at UC Berkeley, he co-developed a capstone project called "Make News Credible Again, " creating a framework to identify fake news articles automatically.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Data Science - GenAI & Personalization
Job Level
Senior
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Generative AI Commerce
Currently leads a team at Walmart focused on GenAI, Personalization, and Agentic Commerce to re-invent the eCommerce experience.
Omni-Channel Strategy
Led the design of Walmart's last-mile strategy, contributing to its #1 ranking in US same-day delivery.
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Work history

6-2025
Senior Director, Data Science - GenAI & Personalization
Walmart
4-2023 - 6-2025
Director, Omni-Channel Supply Chain Strategy and Data Science
Walmart
1-2022 - 4-2023
Sr. Director, Data Science
Georgia-Pacific LLC
11-2019 - 2-2022
Director Data Science
Georgia-Pacific LLC
5-2018 - 11-2019
Principal Data Scientist - Machine Learning
The Home Depot
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Education
2015 - 2017
Masters in Information and Data Science
University of California, Berkeley
2007 - 2009
Master's
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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