BIOGRAPHY

For a tree to grow strong the roots have to be deep. In this section we will dig deep into Buffet’s childhood experiences, the role of his father in his life, his passions, and the education he has undergone. Further on a succinct profile of his mentor Benjamin Graham will be provided and his first steps as a professional will be traced. In this way we would like to show that the path to success has its origins much earlier than the financial statements could account for.

   CHILDHOOD

Warren Edward Buffett was born in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the son of Howard and Leila Buffett. The figure of his mother has some ambiguity as to the influence she had in Warren‟s life but the same can‟t be said for that of his father. Howard Buffett was a local stock broker, a banker, and served as a four-term US Congress representative from the conservative wing of the Republican Party. From an early age Warren became fond of his father and often spent his spare time choking stock prices in his office or reading his books on investment. The young Buffett even moved to Washington D.C when his father got elected in the Congress. The figure of Howard Buffett definitely served as a role model of a leader and of entrepreneurial skills to Warren, characteristics clearly recognized in his later years.