Name
Lukas Walton
Lukas Walton
Jackson, Wyoming
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Colorado College
United States
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Walmart
$17,700,000,000
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#75 Billionaires 2019
#32 Forbes 400 2018
Lukas Walton is the grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton.He inherited his fortune when his father, John Walton, died in a 2005 plane crash.He received about one-third of his father's estate; his mother, Christy Walton, got about one-sixth.He owns stakes in Walmart, First Solar and Arvest Bank, though he does not work for the companies.Walton chairs the environment program committee of his family's namesake foundation.
Lukas battled cancer as child. His mother has reportedly claimed that an all-organic diet eliminated his tumor.Lukas studied environmental science and economics at Colorado College, graduating in 2010.
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