Berkshire Hathaway CEO and Executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Warren Edward Buffett is the Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. Berkshire Hathaway has 360,000 employees, of which 34 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Berkshire Hathaway executive team is 29% female and 71% male.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of Berkshire Hathaway management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Warren Edward Buffett

CEO

Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of over $100.6 billion as of April 2021, making him the world's seventh-wealthiest person.

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Oliver Chace

Founder

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Ajit Jain

Board Member

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Gregory Edward Abel

Board Member

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Charles Thomas Munger

Vice Chairman

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Howard Graham Buffett

Board Member

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Ronald L. Olson

Board Member

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Susan Lynne Decker

Board Member

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Charlotte M. Guyman

Board Member

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David Sanford Gottesman

Board Member

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Berkshire Hathaway Founders

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Oliver Chace

Founder

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Berkshire Hathaway Board Members

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Warren Edward Buffett

CEO

Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of over $100.6 billion as of April 2021, making him the world's seventh-wealthiest person.

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Ajit Jain

Board Member

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Gregory Edward Abel

Board Member

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Charles Thomas Munger

Vice Chairman

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Howard Graham Buffett

Board Member

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Ronald L. Olson

Board Member

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Susan Lynne Decker

Board Member

C
Charlotte M. Guyman

Board Member

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David Sanford Gottesman

Board Member

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Kenneth Irvine Chenault

Board Member

Berkshire Hathaway Leadership Demographics

Berkshire Hathaway Gender Distribution in Management Team

  • The Berkshire Hathaway executive team is 29% female and 71% male.
  • Berkshire Hathaway is 52% female and 48% male company-wide.
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Male
71%
Company-wide: 48%
Female
Female
29%
Company-wide: 52%

Berkshire Hathaway Executives by Race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Berkshire Hathaway executive officers is White.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of Berkshire Hathaway's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 61% of employees are White.
  • 17% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at Berkshire Hathaway

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Pros of working at Berkshire Hathaway

Honesty of management with employees

Cons of working at Berkshire Hathaway

very little. there is a lot of new people which means friends leaving, new names to remember,

Berkshire Hathaway Benefits

opportunities for advancement

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Berkshire Hathaway may also be known as or be related to Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Valley Falls Company (1839–1929) Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates (1929–1955).