Biography
Walters was born near Canute, Oklahoma. He graduated as valedictorian from Canute High School in 1969. He later graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. In 1977 he earned his master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.
He became the project manager for Gov. David Boren. Later Walters served as assistant and associate provost at the OU Health Sciences Center. There, at the age of 29, he became the youngest executive officer in the university’s history. He joined The Burks Group (a commercial real estate company) in 1982, and became president of American Fidelity Property Company in 1985. In 1984 he was appointed co-chairman of the governor's 100-member Reform Commission.
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