Walter H. Kansteiner, III

Family Kansteiner is married; has two children, Beverly and Chalker; and resides in Middleburg, Virginia. His wife, Frances Kansteiner, is from Alabama. Her father, William Houston Blount, ran Vulcan Materials for many years, and his brother, Winton M. "Red" Blount, was Postmaster General in Richard Nixon's cabinet. Red and his brother, Houston, founded Blount Brothers Construction, a large construction and manufacturing firm formerly headquartered in Montgomery. It was later renamed Blount International and moved to Portland, Oregon.

Frances Kansteiner was an officer, director, and advisor to the WILD Foundation. She also on the board of Stratford Hall.

Memberships and affiliations United States Department of Defense, Strategic Minerals Task Force Senior Associate of The Forum for International Policy Member of Council on Foreign Relations Senior Associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Steering Committee and International Advisory Board Member of New Global Economy Project Board member of WildlifeDirect