Daniel J. Eckert

Venture Partner

Before joining as Venture Partner for Commerce Ventures, Daniel spent the last decade in progressive levels of responsibility as a senior executive at Walmart Inc., where he served as a key member of the U.S. leadership team responsible for Walmart’s retail- and omni-channel business transformation. Daniel’s responsibilities spanned Walmart’s financial, retail, automated, and in-store pickup service lines as well as leadership over its Omnichannel shopping tools and Omni product catalog services, spanning 4,700 stores, 64,000 automated kiosks, and all of Walmart’s digital platforms.

While at Walmart, Daniel was responsible for the conceptualization, implementation, and growth of such market-disruptive fintech innovations as: Walmart’s financial services point-of-sale platform; Walmart2Walmart Money Transfer services; Bluebird by American Express; Prize Savings with Green Dot; Mobile Express Money Services; and, Earned Wage Access with Even & PayActiv.

Daniel also conceived, developed and implemented Walmart’s highly successful mobile wallet innovation, Walmart Pay, as well as built more than a dozen other pioneering Omnichannel shopping tools that moved the Walmart App from 685th to 2nd in popularity in iOS the App Store.

Most recently, Daniel served as the Chief Product, Strategy and Development Officer at Green Dot Corporation, and has held other positions at HSBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Accenture Ltd.  Earlier in his career he was a founder and president of an early-stage investment banking company.

Daniel studied diplomatic history at the University of Michigan and earned an MBA with High Honors from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  He also served as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Fun Fact:  Daniel became obsessed with craft beer before craft beer was a “thing.” It led him to the hobby of homebrewing, which he’s been doing now for nearly 30 years.