Warren Buffett Profile, Age, Height, Family, Affairs, Biography & More

Warren Edward Buffett, popularly known as Warren Buffett, is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of over $100 billion as of November 2022, making him the sixth richest person in the world.

Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He developed an interest in business and invested in his youth, eventually entering the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring to and graduating from the University of Nebraska at age 19. He then graduated from Columbia Business School, where he molded his investment philosophy around the concept of value investing pioneered by Benjamin Graham. He attended the New York Institute of Finance to focus his knowledge in economics and soon after began various business partnerships, including one with Graham. He established Buffett Partnership, Ltd in 1956 and his company eventually acquired a textile manufacturing company called Berkshire Hathaway, taking his name to create a diversified holding company. In 1978, Charlie Munger joined Buffett as vice president.

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 the global media. He is known for his adherence to value investing and his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.

Buffett is a philanthropist, having pledged to give 99% of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He founded The Giving Pledge in 2010 with Bill Gates, where billionaires pledge to donate at least half of their wealth.

Buffett married Susan Buffett in 1952. They had three children, Susie, Howard and Peter. The couple began living apart in 1977, although they remained married until Susan Buffett’s death in July 2004. Their daughter, Susie, lives in Omaha, is a national board member of Girls, Inc. .and does charity work through Susan A. Buffett. Foundation.

In 2006, on his 76th birthday, Buffett married his longtime partner Astrid Menks, then 60 – she had lived with him since his wife moved to San Francisco in 1977. Susan had arranged to that the two meet before leaving. Omaha to pursue her singing career. All three were close and Christmas cards from friends were signed “Warren, Susie and Astrid”. Susan briefly discussed this relationship in a Charlie Rose Show interview shortly before her death, in a rare glimpse into Buffett’s personal life.

On April 11, 2012, Buffett was diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer during a routine test. He announced that he would start two months of daily radiotherapy from mid-July. In a letter to shareholders, Buffett said he felt “good – like I was in excellent normal health – and my energy level was 100 percent.” On September 15, 2012, Buffett announced that he had completed the full 44-day course of radiation therapy, saying “this is a great day for me” and “I’m so happy to say it’s over”.

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