Carrie Walton Penner Biography
Carrie Walton Penner was born as Carrie Walton who is a member of the Walton family and a great influential force in public education in America as an advocate for K-12 education. Mrs. Penner is the granddaughter of the founder of Walmart, Sam Walton. In addition, she is the daughter of S. Robson Walton who is the former company chairman.
Carrie Walton began her education at The Governor’s Academy, a private school in Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1988, she graduated from prep school and went on to study history and economics at Georgetown University. She got involved in education issues during the mid-1990s and earned a master’s degree in Education Policy and Program Evaluation at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education. She also has a master’s degree in administration and policy analysis from Stanford.
Since then, Mrs. Penner has been an education program officer for the Walton Family Foundation and chairs its board of directors. Mrs. Penner developed her interest in advocating for educational equity when she was in college after she witnessed the significant quality discrepancy in the U.S. public education system while tutoring high school students in Washington, D.C.
She began with research in education, evaluation, advocacy, and philanthropy. Her focus is on improving access to high-quality schools for every child, particularly those in low-income communities. She has expertise in developing effective governance models for high-impact philanthropy and this has helped her to advise numerous nonprofit organizations on matters such as strategic planning, funder and grantee relationship building, and organizational transitions.
Penner is an evaluator for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and served internships at the Rockefeller Foundation, Aaron Diamond Foundation, and Academy for Educational Development. She was also a research analyst for an evaluation of the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers for Woodside Research Consortium.
Walton Penner serves on several boards such as on Alliance for School Choice, The Aspen Institute, The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Foundation, EdVoice, Stanford University Graduate School of Education, and Charter School Growth Fund. Mrs. Penner is also among the members of the Stanford University Board of Trustees.
Carrie Walton Penner Age
Mrs. Penner was born in the year 1970 in the USA. She celebrates her birthday on the 12th day of the month of August every year.
Carrie Walton Penner Family | Carrie Walton Penner Siblings
Walton Penner is a granddaughter of Sam Walton the founder of Walmart, and also the daughter of former company chairman Samuel Robson Walton and his first wife. She has two siblings and is an heiress to the Walton fortune. Her grandparents are Sam Walton, Helen Walton. Her family is known for Walmart Inc, an American multinational retail corporation.
The family’s collective fortune from the business makes the richest family in the world and in the United States of America. Her grandfather, Sam Walton, also founded the Walton Family Foundation in 1987. It is a charitable foundation whose main focus is on charter schools and also extends to environmental issues particularly around water.
Carrie Walton Penner Married | Carrie Walton Penner Husband
Carrie is married to Greg Penner, the chairman of her family’s business, Walmart since 2015. The couple met while they were undergraduate students at Georgetown University. They live in Atherton, California and have four children. Greg took over from Carrie’s father, Rob Walton, in becoming the chairman of Walmart, Inc.
Carrie Walton Penner Daughter
Details concerning the daughter of Carrie Walton have not yet been disclosed. She is very secretive when it comes to her children. Moreover, her childrens’ names have not yet been revealed. However, this information is still under review. Once this information is updated, it will be updated as soon as possible.
Carrie Walton Penner Net Worth | Carrie Walton Penner Salary
Mrs. Penner has earned her net worth from her professional career. She is very secretive when it comes to her salary/earning and has not yet revealed it. Nonetheless, this information is still under review. Once this information is disclosed it will be updated as soon as possible. However, her father Rob Walton is among the richest people on earth with a net worth which is estimated to be at a mark of 47 billion dollars.