Howard G. Buffett

Mr. Buffett grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and has been active in business, politics, photography, agriculture, conservation, and philanthropy. He currently spends the majority of his time operating the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a private foundation that primarily supports humanitarian initiatives. Mr. Buffett also operates a 1,240-acre family farm in central Illinois, manages a 400-acre family-owned farm in eastern Nebraska, and oversees 9,200 acres of farmland in South Africa. Mr. Buffett has served in a number of executive positions; served in elected office on the Douglas County Board of Commissioners (Nebraska); on two Office of the United States Trade Representative committees, and as Chairman of the Nebraska Ethanol Authority and Development Board.

Mr. Buffett currently serves on the Corporate Boards of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., an investment holding company; Lindsay Corporation, a world-wide leader in the manufacturing of agricultural irrigation products; and Sloan Implement, a privately owned distributor of John Deere agricultural equipment in North America. Mr. Buffett has served on the boards of Archer Daniels Midland, a leading world food processor; Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world; and ConAgra Foods, one of North America’s largest food service manufacturers and retail food suppliers. Mr. Buffett is a member of the Commission on Presidential Debates. He serves or has served on numerous non-profit boards. Mr. Buffett was appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Against Hunger in 2007. He has received the Aztec Eagle Award from the President of Mexico, the highest honor bestowed on a foreign citizen by the Government of Mexico and has been recognized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture as one of the most distinguished individuals in agriculture. In 2005, he received the Will Owen Jones Distinguished Journalist of the Year Award.

Mr. Buffett has traveled to over 95 countries documenting the challenges of preserving our biodiversity while providing adequate resources to support human needs. As a result, he has authored seven books on conservation, wildlife, and the human condition. He has had numerous articles and opinion pieces published in chronicles such as The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

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