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Tolgahan Cakaloglu, Ph.D.

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Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence at Walmart
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

Tolgahan is the Director of Artificial Intelligence and a Distinguished Scientist at Walmart, where he leads teams in developing cutting-edge GenAI and NLP solutions. A Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas and a former Google Research Fellow, he specializes in creating commercial-grade data products that generate millions in revenue. Colleagues describe him as creative and knowledgeable.

Outside of his primary role, Tolgahan has a passion for fostering technological communities, having founded the Arkansas AI Club. He also maintains a strong personal connection to his home country, Turkiye, and has expressed deep concern and support for the region during times of crisis.

Unique fact: While completing his Ph.D., Tolgahan and his professor won a Google AI research grant to improve how computers understand natural language.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Commercial AI Products
His role focuses on creating and deploying data science products that drive millions in incremental revenue and achieve significant cost savings for Walmart.
Generative AI & LLMs
He leads efforts in developing cutting-edge AI, including Large Language Models, and publicly shares content on the latest advancements like Google's LaMDA.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence
Walmart
3-2023 - 9-2025
Director of Artificial Intelligence/Distinguished Scientist
Walmart
7-2019 - 3-2023
Principal Scientist-Manager Research & Data Science
Walmart
3-2018 - 7-2019
Researcher for Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning
Google
3-2018 - 5-2019
Research Lead & Scientist for Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning
University of Arkansas
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Education
11-2022 - 7-2026
CDO - Chief Data Officer
Carnegie Mellon University
2014 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Arkansas
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