Carrie Walton Penner
Carrie Walton Penner | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1970 |
| 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 Stanford University[1] |
| Spouse | Greg Penner |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | S. 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 and a minority owner of the Colorado Rockies.[6][7][8]
Education
Walton Penner attended private school at The Governor's Academy in Newbury, Massachusetts.[9] She graduated prep school in 1988,[9] and then went to Georgetown, and studied economics and history.[9] 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.[9]
Career
Walton Penner has been the education program committee chair for the Walton Family Foundation,[9][7] an evaluator for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and had internships at the Rockefeller Foundation,[9] Aaron Diamond Foundation,[9] and Academy for Educational Development.[9] She was also a research analyst for an evaluation of the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers for Woodside Research Consortium.[9]
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).[10] In her role, she is actively engaged with Broncos ownership and executives on all matters related to the organization.[11]
This group is now known as the Penner Sports Group. On April 10, 2026, Penner Sports Group purchased a 40% minority stake in the Colorado Rockies, becoming the largest minority owners in the MLB.[12]
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][13]
Board memberships
She is on the board of KIPP Foundation,[9] Alliance for School Choice,[9] Stanford University[14] and Charter School Growth Fund.
References
- ^ "Board Members - Board of Trustees". Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Forbes India Magazine - WalMart heir Carrie Walton Penner: Force behind America's charter school movement". forbesindia.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rick Cohen (December 4, 2014). "Carrie Walton Penner's Agenda for Education Reform through Walton Philanthropy". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c Luisa Kroll. "Sam Walton's Granddaughter Has Plans To Fix Public Education In America". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ a b "Carrie Walton Penner". Walton Family Foundation. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Broncos owners purchase around 40% of Rockies, per reports". ESPN.com. April 10, 2026. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NFL owners approve Walton-Penner group's purchase of Denver Broncos franchise". NFL.com. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.,
- ^ 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.
- ^ espn.com https://espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48449332/broncos-owners-purchase-40-rockies-per-reports. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Dudley, Renee (June 6, 2014). "Greg Penner Emerges as Heir to Wal-Mart's Chairmanship". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Board Members - Board of Trustees". Retrieved July 15, 2023.