Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is the Chief Executive Officer of Feeding America and oversees the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second-largest U.S. charity. The national Feeding America network provides more than 4 billion meals to more than 46 million people across the United States and supports programs that improve food security for the families they serve. Babineaux-Fontenot was named amongst the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2020 and has been the CEO of the board of directors for Feeding America since 2018.

Before joining Feeding America, Babineaux-Fontenot spent 13 years on Walmart’s leadership team, with her most recent role being executive vice president and global treasurer. In her role at Walmart, she had global responsibility for tax, treasury operations, capital markets, investor relations, global risk management, casualty, and self-insurance, leading teams across 28 countries and over 1,000 associates worldwide.

With a deep personal commitment to strengthening communities, Babineaux-Fontenot has long been an avid volunteer and board member. She has volunteered in the fight against hunger and other causes since her youth. She has served on a number of nonprofit boards, including the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, the board of directors and audit committee for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the board of trustees and finance and audit committee for the National Urban League and the National Association of Black Accountants. Additionally, she has joined the New York Life Board of Directors and is associated with the Milken Institute.

Babineaux-Fontenot holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette; a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, La.; and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas.