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Lukas Walton
Born (1986-03-22) 22 March 1986 (age 38)
NationalityAmerican
EducationJourneys School
Alma materColorado College
OccupationHeir
Parent(s)John T. Walton
Christy Walton
RelativesSam Walton (grandfather)
Helen Walton (grandmother)

Lukas Walton (born 1986/1987) 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

He has a bachelor's degree in environmentally sustainable business from Colorado College, where he graduated in 2010.[2][5]

He went on to work at True North Venture Partners.[6]

Philanthropy

Walton works for the Walton Family Foundation. He is the environment program committee chair for the Walton Family Foundation.[7]

Politics

In 2020, Walton gave $5,600 to the Biden campaign and $142,000 to the Democratic National Committee.[8]

Personal life

As of 2020, Lukas Walton is ranked 44th in the Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires.[9]

He lives in Jackson, Wyoming[10] and Chicago.[11] As of September 2020, he was listed as the richest person in the state of Illinois.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Bloomberg Profile: Lukas Walton". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Levitz, Eric (6 November 2015). "Meet the 29-Year-Old Who Was, Until Today, a Secret Megabillionaire". NYmag. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ "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. 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ 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. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. ^ De Jong, David (6 November 2015). "A Wal-Mart Heir Is $27 Billion Poorer Than Everyone Thought". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Meet the 29-Year-Old Who Was, Until Today, a Secret Megabillionaire". New York Magazine. 6 November 2015.
  7. ^ "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. 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Data shows some Walton giving leans to left". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Billionaires 2020". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  10. ^ "Forbes profile: Lukas Walton". Forbes. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b Strahler, Steven R (11 September 2020). "Turns out the richest Illinoisan is not Ken Griffin". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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