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- Howard G. Buffett was appointed chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, overseeing the $1.1 trillion conglomerate.
- Howard succeeded Warren Buffett, who retired as CEO on Jan. 1, 2026 and left the chair a week earlier.
- Howard’s Sequoia Farm Foundation runs research farms in Illinois, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico to improve small-farm practices.
- Howard has sent over $500 million in humanitarian, financial and agricultural aid to Ukraine since early 2022.