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Lukas Walton

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Lukas Walton
Born(1986-09-19)September 19, 1986(age 37)
San Diego,California,U.S.
EducationJourneys School
Alma materColorado College
OccupationHeir
SpouseSamantha Walton
Parent(s)John T. Walton
Christy Walton
RelativesSam Walton(grandfather)
Helen Walton(grandmother)

Lukas Tyler Walton(born September 19, 1986) is an Americanbillionaireheir. He is the grandson ofSam Walton,the founder ofWalmart.

Early life and career[edit]

Lukas Walton is the only child ofJohn T. Walton(1946–2005) and his wifeChristy Walton.He grew up inNational City, California,andJackson Hole, Wyoming.[1]His father, John T. Walton, died in a plane crash in 2005. Following his father's death, he moved with his mother toJackson, Wyoming.[2]

When he was three years old, Walton was diagnosed with a rare kidney cancer, and his mother attributed his recovery to a plant-based remedy from her garden.[3]

He has a bachelor's degree in environmentally sustainable business fromColorado College,where he graduated in 2010.[1][4]

He went on to work atTrue North Venture Partners.[5]

Philanthropy[edit]

He is the environment program committee chair for theWalton Family Foundation.[2]

Politics[edit]

In 2020, Walton gave $5,600 to theBidencampaign and $142,000 to theDemocratic National Committee.[6]

Personal life[edit]

As of 2022, Lukas Walton is ranked 106th in theForbesannual list of the world's billionaires.[7]

He lives inJackson, Wyoming[8]andChicago.[9]As of September 2020, he was listed as the richest person in the state of Illinois.[9]

He is married to Samantha Walton,[10][11][12]who is listed as the co-president with Lukas Walton in the Builders Initiative, which is a Walton family foundation.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^abLevitz, Eric (November 6, 2015)."Meet the 29-Year-Old Who Was, Until Today, a Secret Megabillionaire".NYmag.Archivedfrom the original on June 17, 2018.RetrievedNovember 7,2015.
  2. ^ab"Meet Lukas Walton, the fiercely private heir to the Walmart empire who has donated millions from his fortune to find solutions to environmental problems".Business Insider.February 20, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on November 10, 2020.RetrievedNovember 10,2020.
  3. ^Kimball, Ryder."Meet Lukas Walton, the fiercely private heir to the Walmart empire who has donated millions from his fortune to find solutions to environmental problems".Business Insider.Archivedfrom the original on February 29, 2020.RetrievedMay 13,2020.
  4. ^De Jong, David (November 6, 2015)."A Wal-Mart Heir Is $27 Billion Poorer Than Everyone Thought".Bloomberg L.P.Archivedfrom the original on March 5, 2019.RetrievedNovember 7,2015.
  5. ^"Meet the 29-Year-Old Who Was, Until Today, a Secret Megabillionaire".New York Magazine.November 6, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on June 17, 2018.RetrievedNovember 10,2020.
  6. ^"Data shows some Walton giving leans to left".Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.October 18, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on November 16, 2020.RetrievedNovember 10,2020.
  7. ^"Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World".Forbes.Archivedfrom the original on January 4, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 24,2023.
  8. ^"Forbes profile: Lukas Walton".Forbes.Archivedfrom the original on April 21, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019.
  9. ^abStrahler, Steven R (September 11, 2020)."Turns out the richest Illinoisan is not Ken Griffin".Crain's Chicago Business.Archivedfrom the original on October 17, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 12,2020.
  10. ^"Find out why philanthropist Lukas Walton is a #Crains40Under40".Crain's Chicago Business.November 5, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on March 7, 2021.RetrievedMarch 19,2021.
  11. ^"Turns out the richest Illinoisan is not Ken Griffin".Crain's Chicago Business.September 11, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on October 17, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 12,2020.
  12. ^"Return of private foundation"(PDF).foundationcenter.org.Archived(PDF)from the original on April 15, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 8,2023.
  13. ^"Return of private foundation"(PDF).foundationcenter.org.Archived(PDF)from the original on June 10, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 8,2023.
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