Katy Jones is a strategic thought leader in the leadership and talent development space who customizes talent strategies to meet business demands and accelerates growth in leaders and teams. Katy serves as the Head of Leadership Development for Walmart with responsibility for enterprise leadership development efforts, manager enablement, and executive coaching. Katy has been with Walmart for 9.5 years, where she has built her career through onboarding, internal consulting and facilitation, early talent strategy, employee experience, performance transformation, high potential and executive development, and foundational leadership development across the globe. Katy has a BA in Public Relations from James Madison University and an MA in Communication Studies from the University of Arkansas.