Carrie Walton Penner
Carrie Walton Penner | |
|---|---|
| Education | Georgetown University Stanford University |
| Known for | Walton family fortune, charter schools |
| Board member of | Charter School Growth Fund KIPP Foundation Alliance for School Choice |
| Spouse | Greg Penner |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | S. Robson Walton |
Carrie Walton Penner (born August 12, 1970) is the granddaughter of Sam Walton[1] the founder of Walmart,[1] and the daughter of former company chairman S. Robson Walton.[2]
Walton Penner is a powerful influence in the charter school movement.[1][3][4]
Early life
She attended private school at The Governor's Academy in Newbury, Massachusetts.[5] She graduated prep school in 1988,[5] and then went to Georgetown, and studied economics and history.[5] 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.[5]
Career
Walton-Penner has been an education program officer for the Walton Family Foundation,[5] an evaluator for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and served internships at the Rockefeller Foundation,[5] Aaron Diamond Foundation,[5] and Academy for Educational Development.[5] She was also a research analyst for an evaluation of the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers for Woodside Research Consortium.[5]
Personal life
Walton-Penner is married to Greg Penner, who was named the Chairman of Walmart in 2015.[4] They met while attending Georgetown University as undergraduates. They have four children and live in Atherton, California.[4][6]
Board memberships
She is on the board of KIPP Foundation,[5] Alliance for School Choice,[5] and Charter School Growth Fund.
References
- ^ a b c "Forbes India Magazine - WalMart heir Carrie Walton Penner: Force behind America's charter school movement". forbesindia.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Serwer, Andy (June 5, 2015). "Walmart board chair Rob Walton steps down, hands off to Greg Penner". yahoo.com. Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Rick Cohen (4 December 2014). "Carrie Walton Penner's Agenda for Education Reform through Walton Philanthropy". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Luisa Kroll. "Sam Walton's Granddaughter Has Plans To Fix Public Education In America". Forbes. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Dudley, Renee (6 June 2014). "Greg Penner Emerges as Heir to Wal-Mart's Chairmanship". Bloomberg.