{"id":3254,"date":"2026-06-11T20:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/?page_id=3254"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:31:55","slug":"rebecca-walker-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/rebecca-walker-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Walker Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><div  class=\"section has-padding-bottom-small  page-layout-wide page-layout-two-column\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dir-walkerr-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca walker\" class=\"wp-image-3255\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dir-walkerr-1-edited.jpg 393w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dir-walkerr-1-edited-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-aged-gold-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15c6636b3aa287250f8f364d776af9b2\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Rebecca Walker&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director of Indianapolis Program Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52ad09439f3149da8da95e79a6738c75 wp-block-paragraph\">Rebecca Walker is the\u202fdirector of Indianapolis\u202fprogram\u202foperations and\u202fchief of\u202fstaff\u202ffor the\u202fsenior\u202fvice\u202fprovost\u202fof\u202fPurdue University\u202fin Indianapolis.\u202f\u202fIn this role, she\u202fadvises, directs,\u202fmonitors\u202fand\u202fimplements\u202fhigh-level strategic,\u202forganizational\u202fand operational issues and agendas for the\u202fIndianapolis location.\u202fAfter leading teams for over 30 years in\u202fhigher education, non-profit,\u202ffinance, sales, operations and administration for multinational firms\u202fand\u202fstart-ups,\u202fWalker\u202fhas developed a unique skillset as a master of collaboration and process improvement. She received the prestigious\u202fHard-Wired Award for Creative Approach to Problem-Solving at the Indiana\u202fUniversity\u202fSchool of Medicine\u202ffor her creative approach to problem solving and was selected to\u202fparticipate\u202fin the\u202fIndiana University\u202fInstitute for Supervisory Excellence leadership program, a program in which she has served as a mentor to new cohorts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f74ce02922f14c142d06d7189c21cfe2 wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of Purdue,\u202fWalker is\u202fa staunch\u202fadvocate for her son and other special\u202fneeds\u202fchildren\u202fand adults\u202fto enable them to navigate an often-unfriendly world.\u202fShe serves as\u202fpresident of the\u202fboard of\u202fdirectors of Hollis Adams, a privately funded non-profit serving adults with developmental disabilities. She is also privileged to serve on the\u202fboard of\u202fdirectors of Indiana Air Search and Rescue for over 15\u202fyears\u202fand\u202fis grateful for the opportunity to give back to our nation\u2019s veterans.\u202fWalker holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Finance from Indiana University and her Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3254","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3254"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3258,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3254\/revisions\/3258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}