Warren buffett timeline biography project

American investor and philanthropist (born )

Warren Edward Buffett (BUF-it; born August 30, )^[2] is an American investor and philanthropist who currently serves as the 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 October , he had a net worth of $ billion, making him the eighth-richest person in the world.^[3]

Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

Warren buffett timeline biography project

The son of US congressman and businessman Howard Buffett, he developed an interest in business and investing during his youth. He entered the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in before graduating from the University of Nebraska at 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 on his economics background and soon pursued a