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Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett (1930- )
Investor
Business 1951

Born in August 1930, Warren Buffett is the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. He studied under Benjamin Graham at Columbia University and developed a strong foundation in value investing, which lies at the core of his success. Warren Buffett has led his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, into providing superior returns to investors for over forty years. He remains one of the world's richest people according to Forbes.

Submitted by Isaac Tak, Graduate School of Business 2005, who is solely responsible for the content.

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