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Howard Buffett

Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

Search every verified Howard Buffett interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Howard Buffett, the son of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, has been designated by his father to succeed him as non-executive chairman of the company. In a 2011 interview, Howard described his surprise at the appointment, stating he was "surprised" but noted he would continue farming as long as he could. He characterized his role as adding "one extra layer of protection" for shareholders, emphasizing that he would not be involved in picking investments. In a 2013 appearance, Warren Buffett reiterated that if he were to die, the board would appoint Howard as non-executive chairman, a position requiring no more time than his current directorship. Howard Buffett has also discussed his philanthropic work and family background. He has said he was inspired by both his grandfather and father, and that his father took him to dangerous places around the world over 15 years. Regarding his father's decision to donate most of his estate to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Howard said he was not surprised, explaining that his father believed Bill and Melinda Gates had a head start in handling large sums of money, and that giving him and his siblings $1.5 billion each, rather than $3 billion, would help them learn and grow in their giving. He has also spoken about his upbringing, stating that he and his siblings did not grow up differently from others, and that money has not torn apart his family because a large sum was never put in front of them to fight over.

Recent appearances

  • Howard Buffett on the war in Ukraine, aid, and recovery

    February 24, 2026 · 📺 TVP WORLD

    Howard Buffett, son of Warren Buffett, reflects on four years of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing fight for freedom. From emergency food aid along the front lines to de-mining and supporting farmers, he explains the scale and urgency of humanitarian efforts. Buffett also critiques U.S. and European responses and stresses that Ukraine’s courage and resilience remain unmatched. This is a candid look at the challenges and hopes for the country’s future. Host: Don Arleth 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/m4mVcUReR6Y Bringing you all the latest daily news and upd…

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  • Giving away the Buffett fortune

    January 14, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Warren Buffett’s three children sit down with Becky Quick to talk about the monumental task their father has given them: to one day give away his $150 billion dollar fortune. Susan A. Buffett, Howard G. Buffett and Peter Buffett talk about their own foundations, working together and growing up Buffett. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: https://www.cnbc.com/WatchCNBCPlus Turn to CNBC TV…

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  • 2025 Diane Francis interviews Howard G. Buffett about his philanthropy and the war in Ukraine

    December 11, 2025 · 📺 Peterson Literary Fund

    Journalist Diane Francis, columnist for The National Post and contributor to The Kyiv Post, interviews philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, Chairman and CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The conversation focuses on Buffett's humanitarian work in Ukraine and his contribution to rebuilding Ukraine. The discussion deals with the impact of Russia's war on food security, war crimes, demining efforts, and the intentional destruction of Ukrainian culture and identity. It underscores the importance of supporting Ukraine and why Ukraine's victory matters. Howard G. Buffett is the recipient of the P…

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  • Under-Told Verbatim: A Buffett Vision for African Agriculture

    December 04, 2025 · 📺 The Under-Told Stories Project

    Scion of one of Omaha’s most fabled families, Howard Buffett is an iconoclast. He’s an apostle of regenerative agriculture, applying it to his bountiful Illinois farm and spreading its gospel to the African continent, where he’s made one of his largest philanthropic investments: the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture. We reported on RICA for PBS News Hour in 2024, traveling to the southern Rwanda campus and to Buffett’s Illinois home base. In this long-form interview, Buffett talks candidly about what foreign aid gets wrong, what smallholder farmers really need, and why he thinks…

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  • The biggest philanthropist of Ukraine Howard Buffett on supporting farmers and Ukraine | Я — Куркуль

    May 10, 2023 · 📺 Куркуль — фермерський канал

    Дивитись інтерв’ю українською можна за посиланням:    • Найбільший меценат України Говард Баффет п...   Howard Buffett is an American philanthropist, farmer, and great friend of Ukraine. He has also been a director of The Coca-Cola Company since December 9, 2010. He has also managed other Fortune 500 companies. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has provided $196 million in aid to Ukrainians. The lion's share of this amount went to investments in the agricultural sector: Buffett donated equipment, facilitated demining, restored irrigation system…

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  • Philanthropist Howard Buffett on need for humanitarian aid in Ukraine: “This is a War on civilians”

    April 23, 2023 · 📺 MS NOW

    In addition to the ongoing need for military aid, Ukraine needs humanitarian aid, and lots of it. Enter people like philanthropist Howard Buffett, who recently returned from his 7th trip to Ukraine. His foundation has pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, and discusses the multitude of ways in which the people of Ukraine need help, and what ordinary Americans can do. As a country, “we've given enough for the Ukrainians to fight, but we've not given them enough to win,” says Buffett, but “there’s more hope in the middle of a war in Kyiv today than there wa…

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  • Stories from Ukraine: Exclusive Interview With Howard G. Buffett

    March 01, 2023 · 📺 Farm Journal

    The Howard G. Buffett Foundation is helping Ukrainian farmers and civilians by donating food, ag equipment and resources. Howard G. Buffett has visited Ukraine 5 times all within the past year. In this interview he shares his first-hand experiences of the ravages of war and the impact it has on people and agriculture. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE to get the latest https://go.farmjournal.com/Subscribe Visit AgWeb.com, Agriculture's No. 1 website for industry information, markets and news. https://www.agweb.c…

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  • HOWARD G BUFFETT 1

    October 14, 2022 · 📺 agbizweek

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    October 14, 2022 · 📺 agbizweek

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  • Philanthropist Howard Buffett on Ukraine: I have never seen anything like this in my lifetime

    June 13, 2022 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Howard Buffett, chairman and CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss the organization's recent donation of nine passenger busses to the Ukrainian defense forces. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi  » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader in business news worldwide. The News with Shepard Smith is CNBC…

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  • The Rural Americans | "Howard Buffett"

    January 13, 2022 · 📺 Matthew Avant

    Written & Directed by Matthew J. Avant. Shot & Edited by Matthew J. Avant & Jonathan Wesenberg.

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  • Howard Buffett Interview: Lessons from My Father

    July 20, 2021 · 📺 Life Stories

    Howard Buffett, son of Warren Buffett, discusses growing up as a middle child and the lessons his father taught him about competence, competitiveness and doing what you're good at. He also describes his mother’s role in his father’s success. Howard Graham Buffett was born in 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been active in business, politics, agriculture, conservation, photography, and philanthropy. He became a director of Berkshire Hathaway in 1992. He is the CEO and Chairman of The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which supports projects in the areas of agriculture, nutrition, water, humanitaria…

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Notable quotes

“I think it's more than an opportunity. I think actually what Europe could have done... as an observer, I could easily see where Europe has missed this opportunity to just stand up and say we're going to do the right thing. We're going to apply the resources that it takes. We're going to have the guts to do it. We're going to take the risks to do it, whatever it is. And we can't wait for the United States. And we can'”

“I find it incredibly disappointing and disappointing isn't a strong enough way to put it. But I think, you know, I go back and over a four-year period of time, people forget things. The narrative changes, the focus changes, the dynamics change. You know, the very first big mistake that was made in the United States is I've lived through about five different conflicts. You know, Vietnam being the first one in my lifet”

“I don't trust them that much to make good judgments or to where they have big overheads or governments change and and you know we in every grant we give even to every organization that we that we give to we have a a key person clause in it you know and and and we haven't we even write the grant letter that we can terminate any grant at any time for any reason you know because you just don't know what's going to happe”

“The biggest challenge will be balancing the fact that he wants to see this money spent in 10 years more or less and then balancing that with how you lose control over Berkshire voting shares. I mean that that's the big balancing act. Yeah. That that's you know and you can't figure that out until you're in that moment and as some time starts to go by because there's going to be the dynamics change. Um there's going to”

“The narrative was never right in the beginning and then the narrative has been changed. So after four years, what happens? After four years, people kind of forget what was going on. They kind of forget how everything started. And you know, um, the Biden administration made two huge mistakes. They never went on TV to the American people and addressed the American people and said, "This is why Ukraine counts. These are”

“The immediate effect in the first year of the war was the food basket in Western Africa was increased by 50%. So you're looking, you know, using that as an example, um you already have countries that have, you know, high levels of food insecurity, uh food prices that many people can't afford. So when you increase something by even a small amount, it has a big impact. But when you, you know, increase something by 50%,”

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