Amanda Whalen — Chief Financial Officer at Klaviyo

Amanda Whalen is Chief Financial Officer at Klaviyo, a unified customer platform that gives online brands direct ownership of their consumer data and interactions, empowering them to turn transactions with customers into long-term relationships—at scale. Previously, Amanda was EVP and CFO of Walmart International, where she owned the financial stability and direction of the company to help the organization build strong local businesses powered by Walmart. Before that, she served as CFO and Chief Administrative Officer for DaVita Rx, part of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500 healthcare company, where she was responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting and enterprise planning. She also held a number of roles in the food industry at C&S Wholesale Grocers, Saputo Dairy Foods and Dean Foods, in strategic and finance positions. Amanda began her career at Bain & Company, where she worked for over a decade collaborating as a trusted advisor with C-level executives to develop business and operational strategies that create competitive advantage and deliver results. She earned her bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from Princeton University, and her MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, where she was named a Sibel Scholar for being among the top 5 students in her graduating class.