The Walker Webcast Creators & Guests

Willy Walker is chairman and chief executive officer of Walker & Dunlop. Under Mr. Walker’s leadership, Walker & Dunlop has grown from a small, family-owned business to become one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States. Walker & Dunlop is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and in its first ten years as a public company has seen its shares appreciate over 800%. The firm was also #17 on Fortune’s 2017 list of “Fastest Growing Public Companies”, and has been named a Best Workplace for five of the past six years by the Great Place to Work® Institute. Mr. Walker received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2011 and was named “Financier of the Year” in 2017 by Commercial Mortgage Observer.Mr. Walker received his master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University. He formerly served on the boards of St. Albans School, the Mortgage Bankers Association, and Children's National Medical Center. Mr. Walker is also a member of the Real Estate Roundtable. Mr. Walker is an avid runner, skier and cyclist, and has run the Boston Marathon in 2:36.

Amy Gallo is a writer, speaker, contributing editor at HarvardBiz, co-host of Women at Work podcast, and an author of HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict.

Stephanie Linnartz is the President of Marriott International.

Will Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of WHOOP. He has raised more than $50 million from top investors and has an active advisory board that consists of some of the world’s most notable cardiologists, technologists, marketers, and designers.

Aneel Bhusri is an business executive and chief executive officer (CEO) of Workday. He is also a partner at Greylock Partners and was a member of Intel's board of directors between 2014 and 2019.

Glenn Youngkin is the Co-Founder and Chairman of VA Ready.

John Rice is the founder & CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT).

Robert Glazer is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and Founder & CEO at Global Performance Marketing Agency Acceleration Partners.

Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist, and author of many books including his most recent, Leading with Character.

Brendan Wallace is the founder of Fifth Wall.

Michael Edward Mills is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL commander, and author of the book The Attributes.