Dawn E. Norvell has led business transformation across food, beauty, and global consumer intelligence. She brings that breadth of experience—and the perspective of leading, advising, and governing businesses—to her work with founders, CEOs, and private equity-backed leadership teams.

At Walmart, she transformed snack and hair care businesses, delivering compounding year-over-year growth. She championed emerging brands and raised the bar for established brands through a relentless focus on unmet consumer needs. She earned industry recognition, most notably from Essence, which featured her among Black women executives changing the beauty industry. As Global Head of Retail Labs at NielsenIQ, she translated retail expertise into strategic direction for teams developing retailer-focused products and services across more than 75 countries.

Through MND Partners, Dawn positions businesses for future growth by sharpening commercial strategies and aligning decisions, teams, and capabilities to execute. She brings intellectual rigor to leadership, negotiation, and change, connecting sound judgment and productive relationships with the ability to move people from conviction to action.