American billionaire
Lukas Tyler Walton (born September 19, 1986) is an American
billionaire heir. He is the grandson of
Sam Walton , the founder of
Walmart .
Early life and career
Lukas Walton is the only child of
John T. Walton (1946–2005) and his wife
Christy Walton . He grew up in
National City, California , and
Jackson 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 to
Jackson, 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 from
Colorado College , where he graduated in 2010.
[1]
[4]
He went on to work at
True North Venture Partners .
[5]
Philanthropy
He is the environment program committee chair for the
Walton Family Foundation .
[2]
Politics
In 2020, Walton gave $5,600 to the
Biden campaign and $142,000 to the
Democratic National Committee .
[6]
Personal life
As of 2022, Lukas Walton is ranked 106th in the
Forbes annual list of the world's billionaires.
[7]
He lives in
Jackson, Wyoming
[8] and
Chicago .
[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
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b Levitz, Eric (November 6, 2015).
"Meet the 29-Year-Old Who Was, Until Today, a Secret Megabillionaire" . NYmag .
Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
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"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.
Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
^ 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 .
Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
^ De Jong, David (November 6, 2015).
"A Wal-Mart Heir Is $27 Billion Poorer Than Everyone Thought" . Bloomberg L.P .
Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
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"Meet the 29-Year-Old Who Was, Until Today, a Secret Megabillionaire" . New York Magazine . November 6, 2015.
Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
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"Data shows some Walton giving leans to left" . Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette . October 18, 2020.
Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
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"Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World" . Forbes .
Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2023 .
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"Forbes profile: Lukas Walton" . Forbes .
Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 .
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a
b Strahler, Steven R (September 11, 2020).
"Turns out the richest Illinoisan is not Ken Griffin" . Crain's Chicago Business .
Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020 .
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"Find out why philanthropist Lukas Walton is a #Crains40Under40" . Crain's Chicago Business . November 5, 2020.
Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
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"Turns out the richest Illinoisan is not Ken Griffin" . Crain's Chicago Business . September 11, 2020.
Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020 .
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"Return of private foundation" (PDF) . foundationcenter.org .
Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
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"Return of private foundation" (PDF) . foundationcenter.org .
Archived (PDF) from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
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