Warren Buffett

Birth Name:

Warren Edward Buffett

Birth Place:

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 by President Barack Obama
Named an honorary assistant coach at a Nebraska Cornhuskers game in 2009
Named the richest person in the world by Forbes in 2008, with a net worth over more than $62 billion
Co-founded The Buffett Foundation, which was renamed after his late wife Susan Thompson after her death in 2004
Contributed heavily to the charities started by longtime friend Bill Gates
After earning a master's degree in economics from Columbia, he would later attend the New York Institute of Finance
Completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Nebraska after first studying at the University of Pennsylvania for two years
Has a lifelong interest in finance and entrepreneurship, dating back to his purchase of a used pinball machine in high school
After establishing several partnerships with various companies in Omaha during his early twenties, he would eventually become a millionaire by 1962 and use his fortune to gain majority control of Berkshire Hathaway
Became a millionaire in 1962 and soon used his fortune to gain majority control of Berkshire Hathaway
Officially became a billionaire when Berkshire Hathaway stocks hit over $7,100 on May 29, 1990
Began teaching evening courses on investment principles at the University of Nebraska while still in his twenties
Bought his first stocks at age 11
Is an avid fan of bridge, the card game
Predicted to become a stockbroker in his 1947 high school yearbook

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