Company · Finance
Berkshire Hathaway
Holding company. Bill Gates was on its board until March 2020, when he left his Microsoft and Berkshire boards.
Of the 3 people here linked to Berkshire Hathaway, 0 are founders and 1 is still there. 1 of them also appear at Airbnb. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
3 people at Berkshire Hathaway
Board Still there
Role
Director, 2020–now
Source
· high confidence. Airbnb's board biography says he has served on the Berkshire Hathaway board since May 2020; Berkshire's own site did not load for this check.
Finance 2 / 8
Kenneth Chenault
Former Chairman and CEO, American Express; Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst
professional-class · some · graduate degree
Executive Past
Role
Chairman and CEO; CEO until the end of 2025, chairman until September 2026, 1970–2026
Source
· high confidence. Investment Executive reports he was chairman since 1970, stepped down on September 18, 2026 (Howard Buffett now chairman), and that Greg Abel took over as CEO at the start of 2026. Wikipedia says the same, adding that Abel's CEO start was January 1, 2026. A search summary (not opened) calls his new status chairman emeritus; not asserted here.
Finance 2 / 0
Warren Buffett
Longtime chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
elite · elite · graduate degree
Connected companies
Other companies that share profiled people with Berkshire Hathaway.