Warren Buffett
1930 – ? American investor, Berkshire Hathaway chairman
The 'Oracle of Omaha' and one of history's greatest investors.
- Religion
- Agnostic; not religious.
- Affiliations
- Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway; co-founded the Giving Pledge with Bill Gates. A student of value investor Benjamin Graham.
Warren Edward Buffett studied under Benjamin Graham at Columbia and adopted his value investing method. He turned the failing textile firm Berkshire Hathaway into a giant holding company. He has pledged to give nearly all his fortune to charity.
Connections
- ally of Bill Gates — Close friend; pledged most of his wealth to the Gates Foundation.
- ally of Bill Gates — Close friends; Buffett pledged most of his fortune to the Gates Foundation.
- ally of Charlie Munger — Decades-long Berkshire Hathaway partnership.
- ally of Charlie Munger — Longtime Berkshire partner and vice chairman.
- ally of Michael Bloomberg — Both co-signers of large philanthropic pledges.