Olivia Walton

Olivia Walton is an advocate for the arts, women’s economic empowerment and maternal health. She is the Chairperson of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and serves as the executive board chair for the Momentary, an art space in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. She is also the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Investments, a venture-style fund that invests in female founders and fund managers, and a co-founder of the Heartland Summit, which brings together approximately 350 of the top thinkers and doers across sectors, geographies and generations to share their collective insights on advancing the heartland.

In her personal philanthropy, Walton focuses on promoting the arts as an economic driver; improving the wellbeing of children in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas/Mississippi Delta; and women’s empowerment. Walton leads the vision for OZ Art NWA, which supports the regional arts scene with its own collection on view throughout Bentonville and collaborates with regional and national artists to bring outdoor art to parks and trails. She also serves on the national board of directors for Teach for America.

Walton’s curiosity, interest in big ideas and desire to make a difference come from her years of experience as a journalist, when she worked as a business correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC and as an anchor for Bloomberg Television. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her master’s from the London School of Economics.