Walmart adds technology veteran to its board of directors

Walmart has added Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Superhuman, (formerly Grammarly), to the company’s board of directors. He will serve on the board’s compensation and management development committee and the technology and e-commerce committee.

“Our focus remains on serving customers through a people-led, tech-powered approach,” said Greg Penner, Walmart chairman of the board. “Shishir’s background adds to our boardroom the insight of a proven builder, offering a distinguished track record scaling platforms relied upon by millions.”

Mehrotra spent 25 years working in the technology industry, with a track record of building category-defining platforms. Before joining Superhuman, he was CEO and co-founder of Coda, a productivity and AI platform that grew to serve millions of users and tens of thousands of teams.

Before founding Coda, Mehrotra served as YouTube’s chief product officer and chief technology officer, helping grow YouTube into the world’s largest video destination. He holds bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“I have long admired Walmart’s ability to innovate while staying true to its core values, and joining the board as the company builds for an agentic AI future is a rare opportunity,” Mehrotra said. “This era is the most significant technological shift I’ve seen in my career, and I look forward to working with the team to shape the future for the millions of people Walmart serves.”