Stephanie Cornell has been named executive director of the Walton Family Foundation, succeeding Caryl M. Stern. Most recently, Cornell served as managing director of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.
She previously co-founded Strategic Grant Partners, Project Healthy Children (now Sanku) and the Maranyundo Initiative. She currently serves on the advisory boards of The Elevate Prize Foundation and One8 Foundation.
Cornell holds a bachelor’s degree in English and environmental studies from Oberlin College and an MBA from Stanford University.
“Stephanie’s leadership will help continue the vision that inspired my grandparents, Sam and Helen Walton, when they started the foundation,” Board Chair Annie Proietti said in a written statement. “They believed in the limitless potential of people with access to opportunity and encouragement. Their vision has guided the foundation for more than three decades while adapting to today’s world.”
