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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$118.2B
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a well diversified company engaged in multiple businesses including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and consumer services, products manufacturing, distribution and sales.
Chief Executive Officer & ChairmanWarren E. Buffett
Number of Employees 246,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers: 524126
Recent Events
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Great Call on ConocoPhillips! What's Next?
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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies and Its Members
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Berkshire Hathaway invests in Wells Fargo, US Bancorp, Johnson & Johnson
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8 Common Investing Mistakes
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Berkshire reality: Buffett won't be there forever
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A Central Banker 2.0 Proposal: The Berkshire Bill
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Buffett firm loses 1.5 billion dollars
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Berkshire Hathaway posts $1.5B loss
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Citi vs. Moody's: Banking on Long Term Credit Health
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Bidz.com sells Colibri portfolio to Berkshire unit 11 mins ago
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Warren Buffett slips, loses top credit rating
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US STOCKS-Wall St sets 5th weekly gain on banks, Boeing off late
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Wells Wows Investors, Berkshire Gets A Cut
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Wells Fargo: Writedowns Set Up $3B Profit
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Buffett loses top credit rating
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Wells Fargo Wows Wall Street
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Berkshire Hathaway
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Top Exec at Berkshire Hathaway's Helzberg Diamonds Resigns, No Reason Given
News & Analysis
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Buffett Laments That U.S. Economy Has "no Bounce"
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said on Wednesday that the U.S. economy has "no bounce" and will take time to recover, but there is no risk of deflation to push it further into despair.Speaking on CNBC television, the world's second-richest person also praised efforts by the Obama...
Stop, Look and Listen: Advice From Two Investing Titans
Like many investors, you may be seeking words of wisdom about the next hot stock or superstar fund manager. If so, you'd be much better off listening to the advice of some of the best money managers of today. In his letter to company shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway...
Down 45%, Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Are On Sale
Chad Brand submits: About a year ago, I commented on an article that appeared in Barron's which argued that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) was overvalued. In my post, entitled Barron's Pans Buffett's Berkshire, I agreed with the article that Berkshire Hathaway stock looked overvalued. A lot has changed...
Has Buffett Become a Dividend Investor?
Dobromir Stoyanov submits: The SEC just released an updated list of Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) stock holdings as of 09/30/2008. The Oracle of Omaha, who is the main capital allocator for Berkshire added to the following positions: Buffett decreased Berkshire Hathaway's stake in the following holdings: by Dobromir Stoyanov
Berkshire Hathaway's Post Party Hangover
Todd Sullivan submits: The real story here isn't the derivative contracts or the investment holdings, it is that indeed, "the party is over". This was quoted from Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) Chief Warren Buffett in his annual letter earlier this year in regard to insurance results. Here are...
Berkshire Hathaway: Insurance Market Turmoil Impacting the Bottom Line
Ron Haruni submits: In a regulatory filing on Friday, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A), said the company's 3Q’08 net income fell 77% to $1.06 billion, ($682/Class A share) from $4.55 billion $2,942/share, in last year’s first quarter. Operating profit in Berkshire’s insurance underwriting business, which is the company’s...
Buffett on Investing vs. Business
Nadav Manham submits: Jason Zweig's "Intelligent Investor" column in last week's WSJ featured some interesting Buffett tidbits: 1) Buffett, whose powers of mental calculation are legendary, confessed that he doesn't know how well Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) portfolio of stocks has done in recent years: by Nadav Manham
Jayhawk Capital Management, LLC Closes Its U.S.-Focused Hedge Fund after Achieving 23%+ Net Annual Returns since January 1, 1999
Cites Poor U.S. Economic Policy; Since Fund's Close, Dow Down 26.8% and S&P Down 29.7% MISSION, Kan. -- In its June 2008 Quarterly Newsletter to Investors titled "Cash is King," Jayhawk Capital Management summarizes its bearish view on U.S. equities due to fiscal and individual imbalances and incoherent...
Does It Pay To Follow Buffet Blindly?
Dobromir Stoyanov submits: Warren Buffett, the student of the now famous father or value investing Ben Graham, is the greatest stock investor of our times. He has built his flagship company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) from a small mill to a diversified conglomerate with a total market cap of 175 billion...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Commences Registered Exchange Offers
OMAHA, Neb. -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire") and Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation ("BHFC") today announced that they have commenced three separate registered exchange offers. The first is an offer to exchange up to $1,000,000,000 of BHFC's newly registered 4.60% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "2013 4.60% Exchange Notes") for an...
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Buffett | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman |
| Charles T. Munger | Vice Chairman |
| Charlotte Guyman | Board of Directors |
| David S. Gottesman | Board of Directors |
| Donald R. Keough | Board of Directors |
| Howard G. Buffett | Board of Directors |
| Ronald L. Olson | Board of Directors |
| Susan L. Decker | Board of Directors |
| Walter Scott Jr. | Board of Directors |
| William H. Gates | Board of Directors |
Warren E. Buffett, who has been concerned about the threats from weapons of mass destruction for four decades, serves as an Advisor to NTI's Board of Directors. Mr. Buffett is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities and controlled by him since 1965. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s business activities include the underwriting of property and casualty insurance and a wide variety of manufacturing, retailing and service companies. Mr. Buffett started out as an investment salesman and securities analyst, and early in his career he created his own investment partnership. Mr. Buffett also serves as a Director of The Washington Post Company and is a life trustee of Grinnell College and The Urban Institute. Mr. Buffett attended the Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, DC, the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania and in 1950 received his B.S. from the University of Nebraska. He earned his M.S. in Economics from Columbia University in 1951.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | Current |
| Grinnell College | Trustee | Current |
| Urban Institute | Trustee | Current |
| The Washington Post Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Urban Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Member | Current |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| Columbia University | M.S., Economics | Former |
| University of Nebraska | B.S., Economics | Former |
Charles T. Munger has been a director of the Company since January 1997. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Chairman of the Board of Directors of Daily Journal Corporation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wesco Financial Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Antivirusnow.Net | Director | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Wesco Financial Corporation | CEO | Former |
| Wesco Financial Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Wesco Financial Corporation | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Former |
| Daily Journal Corporation | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Former |
Charlotte Guyman is vice chair of the UW Medicine Board. She earned both bachelor's and M.B.A. degrees from the UW, was formerly general manager of MSN Internet sales and marketing for Microsoft, and has worked on MSNBC and several Microsoft consumer project lines. Her experience includes development of learning software for adults and children and the pioneering Internet application, Expedia. She has been general manager of Kids and Games software for Microsoft, as well as director of international marketing and director of consumer division marketing. She is a Director for the company Berkshire Hathaway.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| UW Medicine | Vice Chair | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Microsoft Corporation | General Manager, MSN Internet Sales | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | General Manager, Kids and Games Software | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | Director, International Marketing | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | Director, Consumer Marketing | Former |
| University of Washington | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Washington | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Manhattan Co. | Principal | Current |
| American Museum of Natural History | Vice Chairman & Trustee | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allen & Company | Chairman | Current |
| Convera Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| IAC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Allen & Company | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Allen & Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lindsay Manufacturing Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| GSI Group Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Archer Daniels Midland Co. | Board of Directors | Former |
Ronald L. Olson is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Mr. Olson has practiced law with the firm since 1968. Mr. Olson also is a director of Berkshire Hathaway, Edison International, City National Corporation, The Washington Post Company, and Western Asset Trusts. He serves as a director of several non-profits, including the RAND Corporation (formerly chair), the Mayo Clinic, the Council of Foreign Relations, Southern California Public Radio (formerly chair), and the California Institute of Technology. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Claremont University Center and Graduate School from 1984-94. Mr. Olson’s practice involves a combination of litigation and corporate counseling. He counsels individual executives and boards of directors in a range of matters, including transaction and corporate governance issues. Throughout his career, Mr. Olson has been the lead partner in numerous high-profile matters where clients have looked to the firm for advice and representation. Mr. Olson also has represented AOL Time Warner in securities actions arising from the merger of AOL and Time Warner; Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. in shareholder class actions and derivative cases arising from financial restatements; and Mattel in a lawsuit over “Barbie Doll” rights. Mr. Olson received his B.S. degree from Drake University in 1963, his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan in 1966, and a Diploma in Law from Oxford University, England, in 1967, at which time he was the recipient of a Ford Foundation fellowship. In 1967, Mr. Olson was an attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and in 1968 clerked for Chief Judge David L. Bazelon, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Mr. Olson was formerly Chairman of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary (1991-92), Chairman of the Litigation Section (1981-82), and Chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (1976-86) of the American Bar Association, and was Vice President of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California (1986-87). He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Olson has received a number of awards for public service and pro bono activities.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Munger, Tolles & Olson Llp | Partner | Current |
| Edison Mission Group Inc. | Partner, Munger,Tolles and | Current |
| American College of Trial Lawyers | Fellow | Current |
| Edison Mission Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| RAND Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mayo Clinic | Board of Directors | Current |
| American College of Trial Lawyers | Board of Directors | Current |
| Jules Stein Eye Institute | Board of Trustees | Current |
| The American Law Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Washington Post Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Edison International | Board of Directors | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| California Institute of Technology | Board of Directors | Current |
| City National Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| RAND Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| University of Michigan | J.D. | Former |
| Drake University | B.S. | Former |
| University of Oxford | Diploma In Law | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Intel Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Yahoo! Inc. | President | Former |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Director & Head, APG | Former |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | Global Director, Equity Research | Former |
| Pixar Animation Studios | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Tufts University | BS, Computer Science & Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Midamerican Energy Holdings Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Valmont Industries, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Burlington Resources, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and as an advisor on key development projects. In June 2006, Ray Ozzie assumed Gates’ previous title as chief software architect and oversees technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is responsible for the company’s research and incubation efforts. Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates’ foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Under Gates’ leadership, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its industry-leading investment in research and development each year. In 1999, Gates wrote “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. “Business @ the Speed of Thought” has received wide critical acclaim, and was listed on the best-seller lists of the “New York Times”, “USA Today”, “The Wall Street Journal” and on Amazon.com. Gates' previous book, “The Road Ahead”, published in 1995, was at the top of the “New York Times“ bestseller list for seven weeks. Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development. In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world's largest resources of visual information - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities. Philanthropy is very important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, started a foundation in 2000 to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.gatesfoundation.org. Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf, tennis and bridge.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Chairman & Founder | Current |
| Corbis Corporation | Chairman & Founder | Current |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Co-Chair | Current |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Microsoft Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | Chief Software Architect | Former |
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