Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett
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Buffett speaking to students from the University of Kansas School of Business, May 6, 2005
BornWarren Edward Buffett
August 30, 1930 (age 85)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
EducationMaster of Science in Economics
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln(B.S.), Columbia Business School (M.S.)
OccupationChairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Years active1951–present
SalaryUS$100,000[1]
Net worthIncrease US$66.7 billion (March 2016)[2]
Spouse(s)Susan Buffett (m. 1952–2004; her death)
Astrid Menks (m. 2006)[3]
ChildrenSusan Alice Buffett
Howard Graham Buffett
Peter Andrew Buffett
Signature
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