Warren Buffett

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer — Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Last reviewed Apr 27, 2026 · SN

Born: 1930
Nationality: US
Most recent degree: M.S. Economics · Columbia Business School

Overview

Warren Buffett has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. since 1970. Earlier, he founded and ran Buffett Partnership Ltd. (1956–1969), an investment partnership through which he initially acquired Berkshire Hathaway.

Latest reported compensation

$405,000

FY2024· Summary Compensation Table figure (grant-date target value of stock awards), per the company's DEF 14A. Realized pay differs from grant-date pay depending on stock-price performance over the vesting period.

Career timeline

Buffett-Falk & Co.1951–1954
Investment salesman
Graham-Newman Corp.1954–1956
Securities analyst
Buffett Partnership Ltd.1956–1969
General Partner
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.1970–present
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Education

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1949
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
B.S. Business Administration · 1950
Columbia Business School
M.S. Economics · 1951

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Sources & methodology

Every numeric input to this calculator traces back to one of the following authoritative documents.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. DEF 14A — most recent proxyprimary · accessed 2026-04-27 · Source for compensation. Buffett's compensation remains $100,000 base plus modest perks; the Summary Compensation Table figures for fiscal 2024 are roughly $405,000 driven by personal-security expenses.
Berkshire Hathaway — Annual Letters to Shareholdersprimary · accessed 2026-04-27
Wikidata — Warren Buffettsecondary · accessed 2026-04-27

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