Rank 51
Lukas Walton
32B
Walmart
Chicago, Illinois
United States
- 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.
- Lukas Walton is a grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton; he's an investor in businesses tackling environmental and social challenges.
- He inherited a 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 has donated at least $150 million to his family's namesake foundation, where he chairs the environment program committee.