Ann Walton-Kroenke is the daughter of Bud Walton, who helped his brother, Sam, build Walmart into a retail giant.
She inherited part of Bud's stake in the retailer when he died in 1995. A registered nurse, Walton-Kroenke is not involved in Walmart as a board member or an executive. Her husband is billionaire real estate and sports mogul Stan Kroenke. He owns the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids and Arsenal Football Club in the U.K.