Warren Buffett Adds Daughter to Board, Deepening Berkshire Family Ties

Bloomberg Equality

November 2021
The addition of Warren Buffett's daughter Susan Alice Buffett to the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. board doesn't fit the profile of the typical director diversity appointment. She will serve alongside her brother, who's the probable next chairman when her father steps down.

"For many of these families, you actually have a big pool you can choose from and it's very competitive to serve on these boards," said Jennifer Pendergast, executive director of the John L. Ward Center for Family Enterprises at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. "They can be in training to be a director for 10-plus years."

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