William Watts, Director of Walmart International Corporate Affairs, is an experienced professional in government relations, international business, and business technology.   Watts is currently responsible for government engagement and building strategic partnerships with others in industry, academia, and research for Walmart in China.  Watts focuses primarily on strategic food safety programs and, in particular, concentrates on innovation and technology in food quality and agriculture.  Before joining Walmart, Mr. Watts served as an Economic Officer in the U.S. Department of State and was a business technology consultant with Fortune 500 firm Accenture.

Watts studied at three different Chinese universities during his college years- Southwest University for Nationalities in Chengdu, East Normal China University in Shanghai, and Heilongjiang University in Harbin.  Watts holds a degree in Economics with a minor in Asian Studies from the University of Arkansas where he graduated summa cum laude.  Mr. Watts is conversant in Mandarin and has varying fluency in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and Italian.