From Merchant to CEO: A Conversation With Latriece Watkins

At Sam’s Club, Latriece Watkins is leading a $96 billion business more than 10 times the size of what some Fortune 500 CEOs are running. If Sam’s Club were a stand-alone company, it would sit at No. 43 on the Fortune 500, above Tesla and below Target. (The Walmart segment position is also famed as a proving ground for future CEOs.) The Sam’s Club CEO, who this year made her debut on the MPW list, will weigh in on the most important topics in retail, from AI and technology to consumer spending in an uncertain economy. Latriece Watkins, President and CEO, Sam's Club Emma Hinchliffe, Most Powerful Women Editor, Fortune