Warren Buffett

Nationality: American

Year of Birth: 1930

Work History: Warren Buffett had worked as an investment sales representative with Buffett-Falk & Co in 1951. By 1954, he jumped ships and was recruited as a securities analyst by Graham-Newman Corporation. After two years, he joined another investment agency - the Buffett Partnership Limited. He held the post of General Partner in this partnership venture. In 1970, he was appointed as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He continues to serve the company in the same post even today.

Education: Warren Buffett attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1949. By 1950, he attended the University of Nebraska. He secured his MS in Economics by 1951 from Columbia University.

Bio: Warren Buffett holds the title of the third wealthiest man alive. Warren displayed keen interests on investing in the share market and hence could accumulate vast amounts easily. The volatile nature of the share markets did not deter him from investing more on the same niche. According to records, Warren made his first investment in the market at the age of 11. Throughout the years, through meticulous planning and implementation of various strategies, he could amass wealth.

From a very early stage of his life, Warren seemed to understand the pulsating market. Instead of the others who resorted to wild guesses while investing on the stock market, Warren always had a strategy. For instance, during the initial days Warren concentrated on purchasing shares that would outperform the others very easily. Instead of investing on the short-term basis, Warren thought about investing in the long-term basis. Countless others had tried to copy his strategies and ironically, they met with failures. He was successful in converted a fully functional textile milling business to an investment firm. He also had the reputation of studying various smaller corporations and investing on their shares.

Even in the wake of the internet bloom, Warren did not jump ships like the others. While the peers concentrated on amassing wealth and spending it on consumables, Warren still lives in an old house, which he had bought for $35000. Simplicity and humbleness, along with the right kind of thinking made him one of the wealthiest men alive.