Strengthening the Supplier Ecosystem

Jeff Clapper

President & CEO

A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, 8th & Walton President and CEO Jeff Clapper began his retail career as Newsstand Sales Director for Pack-O-Fun, Inc., getting the company’s magazines into newsstands nationwide, including Walmart’s. He rose to the position of publisher and brokered the company’s sale to Amos Press in 2006.

In 2007, Jeff launched an online golf video game, sold to World Golf Tour in 2010. At about this time, his wife accepted a work assignment in Bentonville, sparking what was intended to be a temporary relocation from their home in Chicago. Fate had other plans, and Jeff soon joined 8th & Walton, eventually purchasing the company in 2014. 

Jeff and his family are now active members of the Bentonville community. He is passionate about the broader impact of 8th & Walton’s work, which includes its corporate mission of helping suppliers become stronger partners with Walmart and expanding consumer access to healthy, affordable, and sustainable products. 

He also prioritizes a workplace culture where professionals not only succeed for the company’s clients but also design fulfilling lives for themselves and their families, frequently saying to the team: 

“You are smart, accomplished professionals who could earn a good paycheck anywhere; I want 8th & Walton to be the place where you can do that while also being the authors of your lives.”