Lorraine “Lo” Stomski is the Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer for Walmart.  Lo has over 30 years of experience in talent strategy. She joined Walmart 10 years ago and is responsible for end-to-end talent, including acquisition, selection, onboarding, performance management, learning, leadership, talent planning and succession for the enterprise’s  2.1 million associates.

Prior to joining Walmart, she was the Global Practice Leader for Assessment and Leadership at Aon Hewitt.  In that role, she worked with large employers in the Fortune 500. Lo’s experience includes the development of global high potential programs, talent strategy, executive assessment and succession planning.

Lo received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Stevens Institute of Technology. She is a member of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology and (SIOP) and the American Psychological Association (APA). She was awarded the distinction of Fellow for her outstanding contributions in the field.  She is one of the authors in the books Strategy Driven Talent Management: A Leadership Imperative (2010), Advancing Executive Coaching: Setting the Course for Successful Leadership Coaching (2011), Advancing Human Resource Project Management (2014), The Handbook of Strategic 360 Feedback (2019) and Learning Agility (2021). 

Lo has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, The New York Times, HR Executive, BBC, Fox News and Women 2.0.  In 2024, she was listed on Forbes Future of Work 50 for the work she and the team have done on driving skills-based hiring.  She also serves on the NRF Foundation Board.