The Women of Color New Media/IT Leadership Award is presented to a professional who has a driving role in either the development of new technology or the management of technical facilities.
Ebony Rose Smith is a cybersecurity technical program manager for the InfoSec Strategy & Architecture team, helping information security leaders protect and defend Walmart associates and customers from global cyber threats.
Smith has led cross-functional business tech teams in developing and deploying customer experience products. This includes product deployment to 4,700 stores, driving a 55 percent increase in app logins, a 15 percent increase in app downloads, and an 8x increased utilization.
A gifted communicator, Smith refined her data skills at Carnegie Mellon, harnessing her talent for relaying technical information in a clear, actionable way.
Passionate about DEI in leadership, Smith is a founding member and vice president of operations for the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of National Black MBA.
She mentors early-career talent in technology, volunteers with Dress for Success and was a board member of Walmart’s Black employee resource group. Smith is an alum of Management Leadership for Tomorrow and a management fellow with the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management.
“Her work and contributions across these various programs and events have left an impact and legacy that many will remember not only today but far-reaching into the future,” observed Gary Simms Sr., senior director of security strategy & architecture with Walmart Information Security.
