2006 CHICAGO UNITED NATIONAL BRIDGE AWARD RECIPIENT

"Diversity doesn't just happen. Just saying we are committed to diversity is not enough - we must put in the right systems, processes, and leadership to make it happen."

H. Lee Scott, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc

Lee Scott is president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the largest retailer in the world with more than 6,000 stores in 15 countries and more than 1.7 million associates worldwide.
Scott joined Wal-Mart in 1979 as an assistant director in the logistics division, rising through the ranks to executive vice president of logistics in 1993 and executive vice president of merchandise in 1995.

He became president and chief executive officer of the Wal-Mart Stores USA division in 1998; chief operating officer and vice chairman for the corporation in 1999, and president and CEO in 2000.
Under Scott’s leadership, Wal-Mart has continued to grow and improve its business formats and merchandise selections at Wal-Mart discount stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets; SAM’S CLUBS; international operations; and Walmart.com.

In addition to operational improvements, Scott is recognized for people development, including the launch of a corporate diversity initiative. In 2005, he launched an aggres¬sive corporate environmental sustainability initiative, leveraging Wal-Mart’s global reach in three key areas: renewable energy, zero waste and sustainable products.

Scott serves on the board of directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and the United Negro College Fund.
A native of Joplin, Missouri, he received his bachelor of science degree in business from Pittsburg State in Pittsburg, Kansas. He has also completed the executive development programs at Penn State University and Columbia University. He and his wife, Linda, have two children, Eric and Wyatt.