Buddy Philpot is the Senior Family Advisor on the Walton Enterprises team, where he transitioned to in 2016 after serving as Executive Director of the Walton Family Foundation for over 15 years. He joined the Foundation in 2001 after working for 20 years in commercial banking, the last 13 years with the Walton Family owned Arvest Bank Group where he was on the founding team and served as President of Arvest Bank Springdale. He continues to serve the bank as a member of the Board of Directors, as well as several other national and local non-profit boards.