
Warren Buffett
Photo: Mark Hirschey, CC BY-SA 2.0
Born1930-08-30
Occupationbroker-dealer, chief executive officer, economist, entrepreneur
Positionchief executive officer
EducationColumbia Business School, Jackson-Reed High School, New York Institute of Finance, The Wharton School
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom
Highlights
“Out of eight billion people, I may be one of the 10 luckiest in the world.”
“Fortunately I got exposed, partly accidentally, to what I liked to do very early on, and that was just an accident.”
“My goal is to dispose of all of my Berkshire shares within about eight years,”
“Of course, mortality is unpredictable, but my remaining shares will be donated to the four foundations one way or the other by December 31, 2034,”
“I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of the company at year end,”
Works Timeline
In the News
- Warren Buffett: Why Smart People Lose Money In Stocks | University of Georgia ...youtube.com · 2026-07-22
- 'I may be one of the 10 luckiest': Warren Buffett says birth, timing and luck shaped his $147 billion fortune more than investing skill | World News - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026-07-22
- Warren Buffett: Latest Warren Buffett News, Designation, Education, Net worth, Assets | The Economic Timeseconomictimes.indiatimes.com · 2026-07-18
- Buffett Takes Credit for Berkshire’s $31 Billion Alphabet Bet, Says It Was ‘My Idea’ — BigGo Financefinance.biggo.com · 2026-07-16
- Warren Buffett says he drove Berkshire's bet on Google — not Greg Abelqz.com · 2026-07-15
- Warren Buffett: I'll Donate My Entire Berkshire Fortune by 2034 - Business Insiderbusinessinsider.com · 2026-07-14
- Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations | 92.7 The Van WYVN | Holland's Classic Hits927thevan.com · 2026-07-14
- Warren Buffett says 'accumulating great amounts of money' doesn’t achieve greatness | Fortunefortune.com · 2026-04-11
- ‘If You Suffer, We Will Suffer’: The Open Secret Behind Warren Buffett’s 62-Year, 6,088,800% Berkshire Hathaway Success Storybarchart.com · 2026-01-28
- Warren Buffett warns 'Father Time' is catching up but he trusts Berkshire Hathaway successorksat.com · 2025-11-10
- Warren Buffett’s legacy is ‘timeless,’ portfolio manager saysbnnbloomberg.ca · 2025-09-02
- Buffett shocks shareholders with retirement announcement | AP Newsapnews.com · 2025-05-03
- Warren Buffett calls himself ‘cheap’ for still living in the same house he purchased for $31,500—despite having $168 billion to his name | Fortunefortune.com · 2025-04-03
- Who is Warren Buffett? Here's how the investment guru got rich.jsonline.com · 2024-08-05
- Warren Buffett Archivebuffett.cnbc.com · 2018-03-24
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