GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
Rachel Brand of Walmart
Rachel Brand joined Walmart in 2018 to act as the company’s chief legal officer and executive vice president for global governance, as well as its corporate secretary. Her wide-ranging responsibilities include leadership of the company’s legal, compliance and regulatory affairs and its corporate security, aviation, ethics and investigative operations.
Brand arrived at the retail behemoth having forged a commanding reputation for legal excellence after a highly impressive career in senior public sector positions. Prior to taking up her role at Walmart, Brand served as the country’s first female assistant attorney general, the third ranking position within the Justice Department, as well as holding a number of senior legal positions within the Bush and Obama Administrations. Her career also includes serving as chief counsel for regulatory litigation at the US Chamber of Commerce and a stints in private practice at Cooper Carvin & Rosenthal and WilmerHale.