A business disrupter through and through, Lee Jeyes is accustomed to pushing the boundaries to bring retail to the next level. In his new role, he is leading Walmart’s first-ever innovation accelerator and incubator, which is focused on testing and scaling radical innovations in retail.

In his previous roles at Walmart, Jeyes developed the Store Innovation team structure to advance the smart store strategy and was one of the founders in developing the online grocery business for Walmart Canada in 2015. “We created and launched five smart stores across the country and connected them so the technologies could work individually, as well as together in harmony,” he says, noting that his team built all the mobile apps used by store associates and implemented computer vision cameras and machine learning technology to detect out-of-stock items.

“If we can use technology to automate those boring, mundane tasks we can focus on the more important things,” he says. “What really motivates me is helping reinvent what future retail stores look like and how to serve customers better.”