Walker, William, 1944-

William Russell Walker (born 25 May 1944) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2002. Walker was born to J. Harris and Beth Russell Walker in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and raised in Raymond. As a young man, he was a LDS Church missionary in Japan. After his mission, Walker was educated at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Walker worked at executive positions with firms in the securities and investment banking fields in Vancouver, British Columbia; Cottonwood Heights, Utah; Concord, California; Dunwoody, Georgia; and Kenilworth, Illinois. He worked for American Express, Citibank, and Barclay's Bank and was a member of the board of directors of the Beneficial Financial Group.