Have a look at the bio, family, salary and net worth of Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar
Amid rumours that the retail giant is laying off 1,500 tech workers, Suresh Kumar, the chief technology officer of Walmart in California, who is of Indian descent, has made headlines.
Walmart is laying off employees at its worldwide IT team and headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Who is Suresh Kumar, Walmart CTO, biography, age, family, wife, education, birth place, salary and net worth
Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar and US CEO John Furner stated in a memo that the company’s move to cut staff by around 1,500 workers is meant to expedite decision-making and simplify matters. Many social media users accused CTO Suresh Kumar of being responsible for the latest layoffs once rumours of them surfaced.
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Suresh Kumar is serving as Walmart’s executive vice president, worldwide chief development officer (CDO), and chief technology officer (CTO). He has worked with Google, Microsoft, and Amazon over his more than thirty years in the computer sector.
At present, Kumar is residing in Sunnyvale, California. In an earlier interview with media, he revealed that he was born and raised in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru.
Kumar did his Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He graduated from Princeton University with a PhD in control systems.
Age 61 Suresh and his wife Gayathri lived in Cupertino, CA before he joined Walmart and have two daughters. He is now based in Walmart’s Sunnyvale office.
Suresh Kumar has an estimated net worth of $68.9 Million based on reported shares in Walmart Inc. Suresh earned $15.98 million last year, according to an SEC filing and this included a base salary of $1.1 million and stock awards of $12 million.
He started his career in 1992 as a Research Staff Member at IBM and after seven years at IBM, he moved to Amazon as a Software Architect where he was then appointed as Vice President, Retail Systems in 2005 before he was promoted to VP, Worldwide Retail Systems and Retail Services.
In 2014, Kumar joined Microsoft as Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure and Operations and then moved to Google as VP and GM, Google Display+Video ads, Apps and Analytics.
Kumar went onto join Walmart in July 2019. “Suresh’s organization includes technologists from across Walmart that power all of our global businesses, including – Walmart U.S., Sam’s Club, and Walmart International. He also oversees our global shared services, data, cloud, infrastructure, and information security organizations,” as per his profile on the Walmart website.
In a post on LinkedIn, he wrote, “I completed my undergrad time in the late ‘80s, and one truth still stands out: learning never stops.”
He also gave advice to young grads, urging them to maintain their curiosity, make connections with positive people, and be proud of their work.
Reason behind Walmart layoffs
Bengaluru-born Suresh Kumar, Walmart's Global CTO, is in the spotlight 📰 as the retail giant cuts 1,500 tech jobs to simplify operations and speed up decisions.
A staggering $15.98 million 💼💵.
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🔸 1,500 tech roles cut by Walmart across US HQ and global teams… pic.twitter.com/ec9msrEF0d— NETSNIX (@NetSnix) May 25, 2025
MAGA supporters have accused Walmart of substituting foreign workers on H-1B visas for American workers when the firm decided to lay off more than 1,500 workers. The fact that Walmart’s worldwide tech business is one of the impacted departments greatly fuelled their response.
They have also connected Walmart’s decision to a senior executive of Indian descent. According to Bloomberg, which was aware of some internal conversations, Walmart decided to eliminate about 1,500 jobs in order to improve decision-making efficiency and streamline operations.
But accusations that immigrants and H-1B visas “take away Americans’ jobs” coincide with the blame being placed on the non-immigrant visa.