Jiw walton : On September 28, 2005, Walton replaced his brother, John, on the Wal-Mart Board of

Directors.
[2]
He is currently on the Strategic Planning and Finance committees.
[8]
He is also CEO of his family
owned Arvest Bank and chairman of newspaper firm Community Publishers Inc. (CPI) owned by Jim Walton
himself but founded by his father Sam Walton after acquiring the local newspaper the Benton County Daily
Record, both operating in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
[9][10]
He has pledged about $2 billion to theWalton
Family Foundation along with his siblings from 2008 to 2013.
Christy Ruth Walton (born February 8, 1949)
[1][2][note]
is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam
Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of US$18.2 billion.
[4]

According to Forbes, she is the 6th richest person in the United States, and the 10th richest person in the world,
as of November 2013.
[2]

Sheldon Gary Adelson (pronounced /dlsn/; born August 4, 1933) is an American business magnate,
investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation,
the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands
Expo and Convention Center. He also owns the Israeli daily newspaper Israel HaYom. Adelson, a lifelong donor
and philanthropist to a variety of causes, founded with his wife's initiative the Adelson Foundation.
As of March 2014, Adelson was listed by Bloomberg Billionaires Index as having a fortune of $40.8
billion.
[1]
Forbes places him as the 8th richest person in the world,
[3]
while Bloomberg lists him as the 9th richest
person in the world.
[4]

Adelson is also a major contributor to Republican Party candidates, which has resulted in his gaining significant
influence within the party.
[5][6]
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman, best known as the co-
founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software company. In 2014, Forbes listed
him as the third-wealthiest man in America and as the fifth-wealthiest person in the world, with a fortune of $48
billion.
[2]
Warren Edward Buffett (/bft/; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and
philanthropist. He is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th century. Buffett is the chairman,
CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway
[4]
and consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest
people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008
[5]
and as the third wealthiest person in 2011.
[6]
In
2012, American magazine Time named Buffett one of the most influential people in the world.
[7]