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Career
- Berkshire Hathaway
- 1970–present
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Multinational conglomerate holding company / Omaha, Nebraska USA
- Buffett Partnership, Ltd.
- 1956–1969
- General Partner Omaha, Nebraska USA
- Graham-Newman Corporation
- 1954–1956
- Securities Analyst New York, New York USA
- Buffett-Falk & Company
- 1951–1954
- Investment Salesman Omaha, Nebraska USA
Directorships
- 2006–present
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, Washington USA Foundation Trustee and Member of Management Committee
- 2002–present
- Nuclear Threat Initiative Washington, District of Columbia USA Advisor to the Board of Trustees
- 1970–present
- Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, Nebraska USA Chairman, Board of Directors
- The Urban Institute Washington, District of Columbia USA Life Trustee
- 1996–2011
- The Washington Post Company Renamed Graham Holdings Company Member of the Board of Directors and Lead Director
- 1989–2006
- The Coca Cola Company Atlanta, Georgia USA Member of the Board of Directors
- 1987–1997
- Salomon Brothers New York, New York USA Member of the Board of Directors
- 1968–2011
- Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa USA Lifetime Trustee / Helped school become the 49th wealthiest educational institution by his work on the Investment Committee
Professional memberships
- 1992–present
- American Academy of Arts & Sciences Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Fellow
Professional affiliations
- 1983–present
- Alfalfa Club Washington, District of Columbia USA One of approximately 200 members
Professional honors and awards
- 2013
- Lifetime Achievement Award Forbes 400 Summit Philanthropy
- 2011
- Presidential Medal of Freedom President of the United States Business and Economics (Highest civilian award)
- Richest Americans Forbes Magazine Years: 2005, 2004, 203, 2002 and 2001
Community
Club memberships
- Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Georgia USA
- Nationality
- American
- Politics
- Democratic
- Denomination
- Raised Presbyterian. Now describes himself as agnostic.
Education
- Primary school
- Rose Hill Elementary School
- Omaha, Nebraska USA
- University
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska USA Bachelor of Science Business Administration Graduated at the age of 19
- University
- Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA Business Administration 1947–1949 Joined the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity
- Secondary school
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Washington, District of Columbia USA
1943–1947
Senior Yearbook picture reads-"likes math; a future stockbroker"
- Master’s
- Columbia Business School, Columbia University New York, New York USA Master of Science Economics
- Other
- New York Institute of Finance New York, New York USA 1950–1951
- Native language
- English
Family
Vital statistics
- Birth information
- August 30, 1930
- Gender
- Male
- Place of birth
- Omaha, Nebraska USA
- Marital status
- Married
Marriage
- 2006–present
- Astrid Manks
- 1952–2004
- Susan (Thompson) Buffett (deceased) 3 children Susan Alice Buffett (1953) Howard Graham Buffett (1954) Peter Andrew Buffett (1958)
Grandchildren & Great-grandchildren
- Grandchildren
- 2 Howard Warren Buffett (1983), Nicole Buffett (adopted when her mother married Peter Andrew Buffett)
Parents
- Father
- Howard Homan BUFFETT (1903 - 1964)
- Mother
- Leila (Stahl) Buffett (1903 - 1996)
Grandparents
- Father's father
- Ernest BUFFETT (1877 - 1946)
- Father's mother
- Henriette (Duvall) Buffett (1873 - 1921)
Ancestry
- Paternal ancestry from northern Scandinavia; maternal ancestry from Iberia (Spain) or Estonia, according to DNA testing