Tristan Walker

Founder & CEO at Walker & Company Brands, Inc.; Co-Founder of CODE2040; Former VP of Foursquare

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Tristan Walker Biography

Tristan Walker is the Founder and CEO of Walker & Company Brands. He is best known for launching the men's grooming brand Bevel, which eventually evolved into a comprehensive beauty and skincare company for men. He also holds positions on the Boards of Foot Locker, Inc., Shake Shack, Inc., and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).

In his early career, Walker gained significant experience interning at notable companies like Twitter, Boston Consulting Group, and Foursquare. He eventually became the third employee and director of business development at Foursquare, leading strategic partnerships and monetization. In 2013, he founded Walker & Company, attracting high-profile board members like Magic Johnson, John Legend, and Andre Iguodala. He successfully raised a total of $33.3 million dollars for the company before it was purchased by Procter & Gamble in December 2018.

Walker has been recognized for his entrepreneurial achievements by various outlets. He was nominated for Founder of the Year by TechCrunch in 2015 and named one of the world's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune in 2019. He was also selected as Time's 100 Next and has become one of the highest-profile African-American CEOs and founders in Silicon Valley.

In addition to his business pursuits, Walker co-founded the non-profit organization CODE2040, which connects talented Black and Latino undergraduate and graduate coders and software engineering students with internships at Silicon Valley startups. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Stony Brook University, where he graduated as valedictorian, and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Walker currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Amoy, and their two sons, Avery and August.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 04/13/2024.

Tristan Walker Videos

  • Interview with Bevel Founder and CEO Tristan Walker
    CO—'s Barbara Thau interviews Bevel Founder and CEO Tristan Walker about starting his successful men's care startup and how he has navigated growth...
  • Tristan Walker, Founder and CEO of Walker & Company
    In this episode of Talks at GS, Tristan Walker discusses his company’s mission to create health and beauty products for people of color, navigating...
  • TIME100 Talks with Tristan Walker I TIME
    Tristan Walker, the founder and CEO of Walker & Company Brands, believes that business leaders need to be speaking up about the need for racial...

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