Warren Edward Buffett is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who currently serves as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his investment success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. As of April 2024, he had a net worth of $139 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.
Buffett in 2015
Investor Benjamin Graham was a major influential figure on the young Warren Buffett.
Buffett's home in Omaha, Nebraska
With President Barack Obama at the White House in July 2011.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1839 as a textile manufacturer, it underwent a drastic restructuring into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the leadership of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger.
Oliver Chace (1769–1852), founder of the Valley Falls Company in 1839
Berkshire Cotton Mills, Adams, Mass
Hathaway Mills, New Bedford, Mass
Buffett (second from left) and Munger (at right) in 1998