Ray Malouf

Vice President, Talent Acquisition Whole Foods Market

Ray Malouf serves as the Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Whole Foods Market in Austin, TX.  He oversees recruiting for the company’s global headquarters, twelve regional offices, and supports the hiring efforts for stores, distribution centers, and other company-owned facilities. During his eighteen months with the company, he’s redefined the employment brand and value proposition, elevated the team and added new capabilities to the talent function, including executive recruiting, research and talent sourcing, and recruitment marketing. Under his leadership, Whole Foods Market has hired over 50,000 new Team Members as the company expands their physical stores and new product offerings.

Prior to joining Whole Foods Market, he worked for ten years at the Walmart Corporate offices in Bentonville, AR. Over the course of his Walmart career, he held multiple roles within Ethics, Communications, Talent Acquisition, and HR Strategy. In his last role as Senior Director of Associate Experience, he was responsible for elevating the employee experience across the entire talent lifecycle from hire-to-retire. He has led large teams, implemented global technology solutions, launched new HR products, and managed multi-million dollar vendor relationships. 

Ray holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith and an MBA from John Brown University. While at JBU, he worked as a consultant and Soderquist Fellow at Milestone Leadership.

He resides in Austin, with his wife, Monica, and their two young children, Owen and Cora.  He is passionate about the convergence of people, ideas and technology.