Greg Penner

Greg Penner
Residence Atherton, California
Citizenship United States
Education Georgetown University
Stanford Business School
Occupation Chairman, Walmart
Known for Walton family fortune
Investments
Board member of Walmart,
Baidu,
eHarmony,
Hyatt Hotels,
Teach for America,
Charter Fund Inc. dba Charter School Growth Fund
Spouse(s) Carrie Walton Penner
Children four
Parent(s) S. Robson Walton, father-in-law

Gregory B. "Greg" Penner (born 1970) is an American businessman and venture capitalist. Penner was named the Chairman of Walmart on June 5, 2015. He is the son-in-law of S. Robson Walton and the grandson-in-law of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart.[1][2][3]

Education and Career

Penner went to Georgetown University and earned an MBA from Stanford Business School in 1997. He previously worked as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs.[1][2][4]

Prior to being named Walmart Chairman, Penner held a variety of roles at Walmart. He started as a store employee and eventually became the CFO of Walmart Japan. He was appointed to the Walmart Board of Directors in 2008 and was named Vice-Chairman in 2014.[1]

Penner is the founder of Madrone Capital Partners, an investment firm located in Menlo Park, California. He is on the Board of Directors of Baidu, eHarmony, Hyatt Hotels, Teach for America,[5][6] and co-chair of Charter School Growth Fund.[7][8]

Personal life

Penner is married to Carrie Walton Penner, the daughter of S. Robson Walton. Penner met his wife while they were undergraduates at Georgetown University. They have four children and live in Atherton, California.[4] Penner is the son of two sex therapists.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nassauer, Sarah (June 5, 2015). "At Wal-Mart, a Son-in-Law for Chairman". Wall Street Journal. (subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 Dudley, Renee; Coleman-Lochner, Lauren (June 5, 2015). "Wal-Mart’s Greg Penner Will Succeed Rob Walton as Chairman". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Luisa. "Sam Walton's Granddaughter Has Plans To Fix Public Education In America". Forbes.
  4. 1 2 Dudley, Renee (June 6, 2014). "Greg Penner Emerges as Heir to Wal-Mart's Chairmanship". Bloomberg.
  5. ↑ "Gregory B. Penner". walmart.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Dudley, Renee (June 6, 2014). "Greg Penner Emerges as Heir to Wal-Mart’s Chairmanship". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2014/2/14/this-quiet-walton-heir-is-an-uber-education-policy-wonk.html
  8. ↑ http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/insider-guide-to-program-offic/greg-penner-charter-school-growth-fund.html
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150701052154/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-news-bc-walmart05-20150605-story.html. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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