# Alice Walton **Alice Louise Walton** (b. 1949) is the only daughter of [[Sam Walton]] and [[Helen Walton]], the youngest of their four children, and the richest woman in the world with a net worth exceeding $100 billion. Unlike her brothers, Alice never held an operational role at [[Walmart]] — her signature project is the **Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art** in Bentonville, Arkansas, which she founded in 2011 and keeps free to the public. ## Background - Born October 7, 1949, in Newport, Arkansas - B.A. in economics and finance, Trinity University (San Antonio) - Worked briefly as an equity analyst and money manager at [[Arvest Bank]] - Founded Llama Company, a Fayetteville-based investment bank (1988) - Holds approximately 11% of [[Walmart]] through [[Walton Enterprises LLC]] ## Crystal Bridges and arts philanthropy Alice spent over a decade and more than $800 million assembling the Crystal Bridges collection — American art from colonial to contemporary — housed in a Moshe Safdie–designed campus in Bentonville. She has added a satellite contemporary-art space (the Momentary) and a planned medical institute focused on whole-person health. ## Why she matters for the KB Alice Walton sits at the intersection of concentrated dynastic wealth and cultural institution-building. Her art museum has reshaped Bentonville from a company town into a cultural destination, while her position within [[Walton Enterprises LLC]] makes her a beneficiary of the family's broader political and educational spending through the [[Walton Family Foundation]]. She is a key node in the [[Walton Family]] dynasty page.