Julie Gehrki
Senior Director, Walmart Foundation
Julie Gehrki is senior director of the Walmart Foundation, leading the Grantmaking Team charged with philanthropic investments for Walmart and the Walmart Foundation focusing on sustainability, economic opportunity, and communities. Prior to Walmart, she worked in the nonprofit community on issues of anti-racism, homelessness, and community revitalization. Internationally, she has done program evaluation in Kenya and Tanzania and taught English in Eastern Europe. A former Jane Addams-Andrew Carnegie Fellow at Indiana University’s School of Philanthropy, she serves on the boards of the Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals and Saving Grace, a transitional living program that helps young women aging out of foster care or facing homelessness.
Previously
Retail has long been one of the most influential industries in the United States. Currently the retail industry employs more than 15 million people, and even with economic cha...