Portrait of Nancy Walton Laurie

Rank #150

Nancy Walton Laurie

Net worth $18.6B

Walmart · United States

Born
May 15, 1951
Age
75
Source
Walmart
Residence
Henderson, Nevada
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
1
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Memphis

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Nancy Walton Laurie inherited a stake in Walmart from her father, Bud Walton, who helped his brother, Sam, build the retail giant.
  • When Bud died in 1995, Walton Laurie and her sister, Ann Walton Kroenke, received enough Walmart stock to make them both billionaires.
  • Walton Laurie and her husband, Bill, also own a portfolio of commercial real estate, several homes and a yacht.
  • They gave $10 million in 2013 to the University of Memphis, their alma mater.
  • Walton Laurie became interested in dance when her daughter was a teenager and sat on the board of trustees at Julliard.
  • In 1998, Walton Laurie founded the Columbia Performing Arts Centre, a performing arts school for children through high school in Columbia, Missouri.
  • Walton Laurie and her husband purchased the NHL's St. Louis Blues in 1999. They sold the team six years later.

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