Leslie Leonard is Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Walmart U.S. Beauty & Personal Care, where she leads enterprise-scale transformation focused on growth, innovation, and the evolving needs of customers. She is recognized for setting clear strategic direction, mobilizing organizations, and delivering results through disciplined execution.

With more than 25 years of global retail leadership experience, Leonard brings a broad enterprise perspective shaped by roles spanning merchandising, planning, operations, digital, and product development across Walmart U.S. and Walmart Canada, as well as Target, Kohl’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Ethan Allen. She has led across Beauty, Fashion, General Merchandise, Food, and Home, and her career reflects a consistent pattern of guiding complex businesses through periods of change while delivering sustained growth and impact at scale.

Leonard is widely regarded as a people-first leader, known for developing high-performing leaders and teams within an inclusive, values-driven culture. Her leadership philosophy emphasizes clarity of purpose, empowerment, and accountability, enabling teams and individuals to thrive.

She holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and serves as a Board Member for The Jones Center in Northwest Arkansas and is a Regional Board Member of the American Heart Association.