Marvy Moore
Director
Ms. Moore held a variety of senior management positions at AT&T throughout her 37-year career until retiring in April 2021 as Vice President and General Manager for AT&T’s $2b revenue portfolio, generated primarily through 300+ retail locations and 1k+ employees in Georgia and South Carolina. Previous AT&T roles include Market Development (aligned with the AT&T’s partnership with Disney), Region Vice President and Vice President - Customer Care, VP for Business Sales organizations and, outside of AT&T, as a Region VP for WW Grainger, Inc.
In May 2021 Ms. Moore launched a new consulting practice, Verticality Concepts, to provide resources to small businesses, non-profits and career professionals on the development and execution of growth strategies. On May 3, 2021, Ms. Moore was appointed as an Independent Director for Atlanta-based The Aaron’s Company where she served initially on the compensation committee and the nominating and governance committees. She currently serves on the audit and nominating and corporate governance committees. Her role as a Director has been recognized in Savoy Magazine’s 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors issue and Women Inc’s 2023 issue.
Ms. Moore’s leadership positions in the Atlanta community include serving on the boards of Women in Golf Foundation and SCORE (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization/resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration). Her work with SCORE was recognized in Savoy Magazine’s July 2023 issue to encourage more black mentors to serve as volunteers. She previously served on the boards of Atlanta Technical College (chair), Morehouse College, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (chair), Atlanta Partners for Education, Central Atlanta Progress and Georgia 100 Mentor Exchange. Ms. Moore also served as a director on the corporate board and compensation committee for Minneapolis based Ault, Inc. prior to the sale of the company.
Her career started after graduating with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees, English and Speech Communications, from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. A journalist at heart, Ms. Moore successfully made the pivot to a STEM career in technology and continues to be known by many professionals and businesses as a mentor and career coach. She received Special Recognition at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards 2015 STEM Conference.
Ms. Moore and her husband, James, are avid golfers and enjoy spending time with family and traveling. They are 17 both South Carolina natives and support many collegiate and professional sports programs as spectators. Their daughter, Mykala Walker, is the Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Arizona State University and their son, Mychal Walker, Jr. is the founder and CEO of BluXMedia, LLC, a photography and videography business based in metro Atlanta.