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Charles Munger
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Education
- Harvard University (Doctor of Jurisprudence)University of Michigan (Drop Out)
- Children
- 8
Assets
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)4,110 shares @ --BRK.A-US
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl B)643 shares @ --BRK.B-US
- Costco Wholesale168,000 shares @ --COST-US
- Daily Journal Corp.178,000 shares @ --DJCO-US
Biography
As vice chairman of famed holding company Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger is Warren Buffett's right-hand man.
Munger serves on Berkshire Hathaway's board as well as the boards of newspaper publisher Daily Journal Corp. and retailer Costco.
The Omaha native left the Univ. of Michigan to become an Army meteorologist during World War II.
He later earned a degree from Harvard Law School and met Buffett at a dinner party in 1959.
Like Buffett, he's a pragmatic investor and an active philanthropist, who has given millions to universities.
About
As a kid, Munger worked at Buffett's grandfather's grocery store in Omaha, earning $2 for ten hours of labor.
Munger has eight children from two marriages.