Rahul Raj

Technology Executive at Walmart

Speaker

Rahul Raj is a technology leader and inventor advancing enterprise AI and public-sector workforce modernization. As a Senior Principal Technical Program Manager at Walmart Global Tech, he leads teams of over 100 and delivers portfolios shaping workforce systems and digital identity. He is named on multiple USPTO patent applications, including a government AI marketplace and a workforce security identity framework, and serves as a judge on both a Presidential AI panel and Gartner's Eye on Innovation program. His workforce identity work connects directly to NASWA priorities on modernizing state employment systems. With 17+ years of experience and prior roles at Kohl's and Tata Consultancy Services, he holds an MBA from IIM Indore, the PMP certification, and is a Senior Member of IEEE and an ACM member — applying responsible AI to support displaced and underserved workers.