Daniel Eckert Net Worth

Daniel Eckert biography

Daniel Eckert serves as Executive Vice President & Chief Product, Strategy and Development Officer of the Company. Mr. Eckert joins the Company following a 10-year career at Walmart, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Walmart Services & Digital Acceleration, Walmart U.S., responsible for accelerating Walmart's transformation as an omni-channel retailer. In 2019, Mr. Eckert spearheaded the creation and launch of TailFin Labs, LLC – a first-of-its-kind joint venture between Walmart and Green Dot – with a mission to develop innovative products, services and technologies that sit at the intersection of retail shopping and consumer financial services. Mr. Eckert joined Walmart in January 2010 as Vice President of Financial Services before transitioning to lead all of Walmart Services in 2013. During his tenure with Services, Mr. Eckert nearly tripled the size of the business through organic innovation and growth, while building Walmart's financial services practice into the 3rd largest money services business in the U.S. He was also responsible for the conceptualization, implementation, and growth of market-disruptive fintech innovations such as Walmart's fintech point-of-sale platform, Walmart2Walmart / Walmart2World Money Transfer services, Walmart Pay, and GoBank & Prize Savings with Green Dot. Before Walmart, Mr. Eckert served as senior vice president of card and retail services for HSBC, where he founded and led HSBC's venture development and payment products group. He also previously held positions at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Accenture, and was an entrepreneur and president of an early-stage investment banking company. Mr. Eckert is a proud military veteran, having served as a Logistics Officer in the United States Marine Corps. He holds a bachelor's degree from University of Michigan (Class Honors) and a Master's degree in Business Administration from University of Chicago Booth School of Business (High Honors).