<P> Rosalind G. Brewer is an American businesswoman who is the COO of Starbucks and the former President and CEO of Sam's Club, a division of Wal - Mart Stores Inc . On Jan. 6, 2017, Wal - Mart Stores Inc. announced that she will retire from the role effective Feb. 1, 2017 and will be replaced by John Furner . She is the first woman and the first African - American to fill the role of CEO at one of Wal - Mart Stores' divisions . As of 2016, she is listed as the 57th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes . </P> <P> Brewer, a Detroit native, attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit . She completed her undergraduate education at Spelman College, where she earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry . She is a graduate of the Director's College at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business / Stanford Law School, and she also attended an advanced management program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . </P> <P> Brewer had a 22 - year career at Kimberly - Clark Corporation . Starting out as a scientist, she eventually advanced to president of the Global Nonwovens Sector in 2004 . </P>

Director’s college at the university of chicago booth school of business/stanford law school