A veteran of World War II, he started his career in investment banking in Tennessee and soon moved to Dallas, Texas.
[1] He enrolled at Vanderbilt University, but he joined the United States Navy during World War II and served aboard the USS Ahrens.
[1][2][3] Walker began his career at the Equitable Securities Corporation in 1948, first in Nashville and shortly after in Memphis.
[1] Walker served on the board of trust of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University, from 1974 to 2003,[2] some of which as chairman.
Scholarship at the Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science and The Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker Jr.
[1] On his death, Robert W. Decherd, the chairman and CEO of Belo, said Walker "not only established Goldman Sachs' presence in the Southwest, he led the initial public offerings for many of the most important companies in Texas.