Desirée has over 20 years of technology leadership experience. She has proven track record of leading the architecture and development of complex services and large-scale systems from concept to delivery.​ In her current role as Vice President of Emerging Tech, Desirée is building platforms for conversational AI and extended reality to create breakthrough omni-channel experiences across Walmart.​ Prior to joining Walmart Global Tech, Desirée spent over a decade at Intuit as a founding member of their Innovation and Advanced Technology group. She holds six patents and received Intuit’s Scott Cook Innovation award in 2009 for Intuit’s first mobile application GoPayment.​ Desirée is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Math with Computer Science.