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Carrie Walton Penner

Carrie Walton Penner
Born (1970-08-12) August 12, 1970 (age 54)
EducationGeorgetown University
Stanford University
Known forWalton family fortune,
charter schools
Board member ofCharter School Growth Fund
KIPP Foundation
Alliance for School Choice
Stanford University[1]
SpouseGreg Penner
Children4
ParentS. Robson Walton

Carrie Walton Penner (born August 12, 1970) is the granddaughter of Sam Walton,[2] the founder of Walmart,[2] and the daughter of former company chairman S. Robson Walton.[3]

Walton Penner is an influential figure in the charter school movement.[2][4][5] She is a co-owner of the Denver Broncos.[6][7]

Education

She attended private school at The Governor's Academy in Newbury, Massachusetts.[8] She graduated prep school in 1988,[8] and then went to Georgetown, and studied economics and history.[8] In the mid-1990s, she was involved in education issues and earned a master's degree in Education Policy and Program Evaluation at Stanford University.[8]

Career

Walton-Penner has been the education program committee chair for the Walton Family Foundation,[8][7] an evaluator for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and had internships at the Rockefeller Foundation,[8] Aaron Diamond Foundation,[8] and Academy for Educational Development.[8] She was also a research analyst for an evaluation of the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers for Woodside Research Consortium.[8]

On August 9, 2022, the NFL owners approved the purchase of the Denver Broncos by the Walton-Penner group (consisting of Walton Penner, her husband Greg, S. Robson Walton, Condoleezza Rice, Mellody Hobson, and Sir Lewis Hamilton).[9] In her role, she is actively engaged with Broncos ownership and executives on all matters related to the organization.[10]

Personal life

Walton-Penner is married to Greg Penner, who was named the Chairman of Walmart in 2015.[5] They met while attending Georgetown University as undergraduates. They have four children and live in Atherton, California.[5][11]

Board memberships

She is on the board of KIPP Foundation,[8] Alliance for School Choice,[8] Stanford University[12] and Charter School Growth Fund.

References

  1. ^ "Board Members - Board of Trustees". Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Forbes India Magazine - WalMart heir Carrie Walton Penner: Force behind America's charter school movement". forbesindia.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Serwer, Andy (June 5, 2015). "Walmart board chair Rob Walton steps down, hands off to Greg Penner". yahoo.com. Yahoo Finance. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Rick Cohen (December 4, 2014). "Carrie Walton Penner's Agenda for Education Reform through Walton Philanthropy". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Luisa Kroll. "Sam Walton's Granddaughter Has Plans To Fix Public Education In America". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "'They're incredible representatives of the franchise': Owner Carrie Walton Penner on Broncos enhancements to alumni engagement, community impact". denverbroncos.com. March 28, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Carrie Walton Penner". Walton Family Foundation. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "This Quiet Walton Heir Is An Uber Education Policy Wonk - Inside Philanthropy: Fundraising Intelligence - Inside Philanthropy". insidephilanthropy.com. February 14, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  9. ^ "NFL owners approve Walton-Penner group's purchase of Denver Broncos franchise". NFL.com. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  10. ^ DiLalla, Aric. "'Putting a winning team on the field is our No. 1 priority': Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group unanimously approved, introduced as new Broncos owners". www.denverbroncos.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Dudley, Renee (June 6, 2014). "Greg Penner Emerges as Heir to Wal-Mart's Chairmanship". Bloomberg.
  12. ^ "Board Members - Board of Trustees". Retrieved July 15, 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Walton_Penner