Michael Guptan

I am a senior technology strategy and corporate development executive who has been at the center of some of the most consequential strategic growth bets in retail, fintech, and adtech over the last decade - including leading the $2.3B Vizio acquisition that transformed Walmart's retail media infrastructure, building OnePay with Ribbit Capital that has scaled from concept to 3M+ monthly active users, and now leading corporate development and ventures at The Trade Desk at the intersection of AI and programmatic advertising.I focus on where strategy, finance, and technology converge — identifying the partnerships, investments, and acquisitions that accelerate growth at scale. I have led or contributed to 120+ transactions totaling over $100B in value, working across some of the world's most complex and high-profile organizations.At Walmart, as Global Head of Corporate Development and Head of Strategy for Walmart International ($115B business), I partnered directly with the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and the Board on the company's most consequential strategic and capital allocation decisions — including complex cross-border divestitures such as the $10B+ sale of ASDA to TDR Capital and Walmart Japan to KKR. Key growth initiatives included:✦ OnePay (FinTech): Led formation and Integration of Walmart's high growth fintech JV with Ribbit Capital ✦ Vizio (AdTech):Led the $2.3B acquisition to drive growth and build a scaled retail media advertising platform✦ Symbotic (Supply Chain AI): Led Walmart's strategic investment in Symbotic to transform supply chain At Dell Technologies, my experience spanned Dell's privatization with Silver Lake, the $67B EMC acquisition, 10+ software acquisitions including the $2.4B Quest takeout, the acquisition of SonicWall from Thoma Bravo, and the sale of Dell's software business to Francisco Partners. As a founding member of Dell Ventures, I built a 15+ investment portfolio including Cylance and Jamf.Earlier in my career I built deep expertise in technology strategy,finance, and transformation - as a software engineer at HP, investment banker for over a decade covering technology M&A at leading banks including Citigroup and Credit Suisse, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. I subsequently led corporate development and ventures for Software and Services at Dell Technologies and served as Chief Strategy Officer at DXC Technology, owning the full strategic and inorganic growth mandate for a $20B+ global technology services company.Board Member - Ninjacart | Board Observer - OnePay | Board Member - Endeavor