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ABUNDANCE ENTREPRENEUR
WARREN BUFFET
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY,
PHILANTHROPIST
Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and
philanthropist. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire
Hathaway. He is one of the most successful investors in the world and
has a net worth of over $108 billion as of February 2023, making him the
world's fifth-wealthiest person.
Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He developed an interest in
business and investing in his youth, eventually entering the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring to
and graduating from the University of Nebraska at 19. He went on to
graduate from Columbia Business School, where he molded his
investment philosophy around the concept of value investing pioneered
by Benjamin Graham. He attended New York Institute of Finance to focus
his economics background and soon after began various business
partnerships, including one with Graham. He created Buffett Partnership,
Ltd in 1956 and his firm eventually acquired a textile manufacturing firm
called Berkshire Hathaway, assuming its name to create a diversified
holding company. In 1978, Charlie Munger joined Buffett as vicechairman.
Buffett has been the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire
Hathaway since 1970. He has been referred to as the "Oracle" or "Sage"
of Omaha by global media. He is noted for his adherence to value
investing, and his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.
Buffett is a philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his
fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. He founded The Giving Pledge in 2010 with Bill Gates,
whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes.
Website: berskshirehathaway.com
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