Samuel Robson “Rob” Walton (born October 28, 1944) is an American businessman and is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, the world’s largest retailer. He served as Chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. In October 2012, Walton was listed as the 11th richest person in the world.
Early life and family
Walton in 2011
Rob Walton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the oldest of four children of Sam Walton (1918–1992), cofounder of Wal-Mart, and Helen Walton (1919–2007). He has a younger brother, Jim Walton and a younger sister, Alice Walton. Another brother, John Walton, died in 2005.
Walton attended The College of Wooster and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1966 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, where he was also a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He received a juris doctor degree in 1969 from the Columbia University School of Law. Walton is also a trustee at The College of Wooster.
After graduation Walton became a member of the law firm that represented Wal-Mart, Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1978 he left Tulsa to join Wal-Mart as a senior vice president, and in 1982 he was appointed vice chairman. He was named chairman of the board of directors on April 7, 1992, two days after his father’s death.
Along with his siblings, he has pledged about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation from 2008 to 2013.
Personal
By the time he left Tulsa in 1978, Walton had three children, was divorced from his first wife, and was remarried to Carolyn Funk. He and Carolyn filed for divorce in 2000. He married his third wife Melani Lowman-Walton in 2005.
He is ranked at #17 on the 2013 Forbes list of world billionaires with a net worth of $26.1 billion. On the 2013 Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, he is ranked at #9.
S. Robson Walton Net Worth: S. Robson Walton is an American businessman, and the eldest son of the founder of Walmart (Sam Walton), who has a net worth of $44 billion. Samuel Robson “Rob” Walton was born October 28, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Columbia University School of Law and became a member of the law firm that represented Walmart, Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1978, he left Tulsa to join Walmart as a senior vice president, and in 1982 he was appointed vice chairman. He was named chairman of the board of directors on April 7, 1992, two days after his father’s death. He is known for toting a notebook on trips to take notes and write down names. Robson has been married twice and has five children. In spite of being the richest American Family, the Waltons live a low profile life and rarely give interviews or land in the news. The philanthropic Walton family has a Walton Family Foundation and is widely known for contributing hundreds of millions to the University of Arkansas. S. Robson Walton is also the trustee of his former college, the College of Wooster.
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