Warren Buffett
September 1, 2008- Often called the “Oracle of Omaha
- When he spent $9.7 million of Berkshire’s funds on a business jet in 1989, he jokingly named it “The Indefensible” because of his past criticisms of such purchases by other CEOs
- In Buffett’s own words: “I’m 15 percent Fisher and 85 percent Benjamin Graham.”[
- Buffett’s speeches are known for mixing business discussions with humor. Each year, Buffett presides over Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders’ meeting in the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska, an event drawing over 20,000 visitors from both United States and abroad, giving it the nickname “Woodstock of Capitalism“
- Filed his first income tax at the age of 13
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