Whitney McGee Head
Vice President and General Counsel - SAM'S Club Division
Board of Directors

Whitney spent the first seven years of her legal career in Houston, Texas practicing commercial litigation where she established a solid reputation as an effective, honest, and ethical advocate for a broad range of clients. Whitney left private practice in 1997 to join Wal-Mart's Legal Department as Senior Counsel for Complex Litigation, where she handled both commercial and employment cases for Wal-Mart across the country. From there, Whitney broadened her knowledge and experience by accepting a position in the Employment Practices Division of the Legal Department, where she was later promoted to Associate General Counsel.

During her 9 years as a Wal-Mart Associate, Whitney has developed and sustained strong working relationships throughout the Company-- at every level, in every division-- based on trust, integrity and honesty.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas where she received the award of Outstanding General Business School Graduate, and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law where she served as Casenote Editor on the Law Review.

She currently serves as Chairperson for the local chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), has served on the Board of Directors for the Helen R. Walton Enrichment Center for Children and is an active supporter of Hospice.