Tim Jacobs

Tim Jacobs is the Vice President of Applied AI and Machine Learning at Walmart overseeing a global team of AI, ML, and Data Science professionals, focusing on the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into Walmart’s enterprise-wide digital infrastructure. Specifically, Tim’s teams focus on enhancing e-commerce, search, end-to-end fulfillment and in-store operations, aligning GenAI technologies with strategic business objectives to streamline operations and improve the customer experience.

Previously, Tim held a number of executive and leadership positions at Amazon, American Airlines, US Airways and Sabre including Director of Product Research & Optimization Science at Amazon, Director of Crew Systems and Technologies and Director of Operations Research and Revenue Planning Technologies at American and US Airways. Tim received his doctorate in Operations Research and Engineering Systems from Purdue University. He continues to pursue new research initiatives in Generative AI and machine learning, pricing & revenue management, mathematical modeling and stochastic optimization.

Tim is a licensed Professional Engineer, has authored more than 35 refereed publications, and holds multiple U.S. patents within the airline and transportation industry. Tim is also an active member of INFORMS and a Fellow of AGIFORS (Airline Group of the International Federation of Operations Research Societies).