Olivia Walton
Photo by Ben Fink Shapiro
Olivia Walton serves as Chairperson of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, where she champions the museum’s mission to welcome all and to celebrate the American spirit through art and nature. Since assuming the role in 2021 from Alice Walton, she has helped lead efforts to expand access to the arts and strengthen cultural vitality in America’s Heartland. She also leads the vision for OZ Art NWA, a collection that activates art in public spaces across Northwest Arkansas.
Beyond the museum, Olivia is the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Investments and Ingeborg Initiatives, and co-founder of the Heartland Summit. Through these efforts and her personal philanthropy, she focuses on investing in women and improving maternal health outcomes.
Olivia holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics, and is a Henry Crown Fellow, Class of 2025. She lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, Tom, and their three children.