People Index
Key figures referenced in Buffett's letters — partners, managers, investors, and mentors.
Buffett's longtime business partner and closest intellectual collaborator since the early 1960s.
Professor at Columbia Business School; Buffett's most influential teacher and early employer at Graham-Newman Corp.
Founder of National Indemnity Company, one of Berkshire's earliest and most important insurance acquisitions.
Buffett's designated successor as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Long-time Berkshire Hathaway manager who succeeded Seabury Stanton and later ran the textile operations.
Founder of Illinois National Bank & Trust Company, a highly profitable bank acquired by Berkshire.
Head of Berkshire's vast insurance operations since 1986; one of Buffett's most trusted executives.
One of Buffett's most admired business managers; close friend and board director of Berkshire.
Fellow student of Benjamin Graham; lifelong friend and exemplar of disciplined value investing.
Influential author whose 'scuttlebutt' research method complemented Graham's quantitative framework.
One of Buffett's most admired entrepreneurs; sold Nebraska Furniture Mart to Berkshire in 1983.
One of the two investment managers hired to eventually help manage Berkshire's equity portfolio.
Investment manager hired in 2010 to help manage Berkshire's equity portfolio; later took over as CEO of GEICO.