Lukas Walton
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Builders Vision
Lukas Walton is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Builders Vision, a team of investors and philanthropists who deploy innovative capital to build a more resilient future. Based in Chicago, Builders Vision manages a multibillion-dollar portfolio and invests across three focus areas: oceans, food & agriculture, and energy.
The Builders Vision portfolios include over 300 grantees, over 100 emerging and established fund managers across all asset classes, and nearly 50 direct investments in companies and accelerators.
Lukas and his team believe a more resilient future requires harnessing the collective power of innovation, capital and collaboration. They work with and learn from entrepreneurs, advocates, scientists and investors to seed and scale meaningful solutions to the most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges.
Lukas’ vision to drive systemic change started in earnest over a decade ago. In 2014, he founded S2G Ventures - with an initial $100 million fund focused on sustainable food and agriculture. Over time, S2G grew to manage $2.5 billion in committed capital with over 100 portfolio companies. In 2024, it launched as a registered investment adviser (RIA) and independent company from Builders Vision to become S2G Investments, a multi-stage investment firm focused on venture and growth-stage businesses across food and agriculture, oceans and energy.
Notable accomplishments include: a $70 million credit guarantee for “The Bahamas Debt Conversion Project for Marine Conservation,” in 2024 (a first for a family office), an industry leading $1.7 billion foundation endowment that is more than 90% mission-aligned, and a $260 million oceans investing and philanthropic program that catalyzed an estimated $2.2 billion of investment capital for the ocean sector, and so many more.
Lukas also deeply cares about and supports Chicago’s communities. Of nearly $700 million in philanthropic capital distributed by the team at Builders Vision, over $140 million has been granted to Chicago-based organizations.
In addition to his work at Builders Vision, Lukas serves as Chair of the Walton Conservation Coalition, is a Board Member of the Walton Family Foundation, and a member of its Environmental Committee, where he brings a forward-thinking perspective on how the public and private sectors can help achieve environmental goals. He also sits on the board of Arvest Bank Group, Inc.