Berkshire Hathaway-A BRK.A
About
Berkshire Hathaway owns insurance companies such as GEICO, the BNSF railroad, utilities, many manufacturers and a very large stock portfolio, with a large cash pile.
What tends to move the stock
The market watches insurance underwriting results, the size of the cash balance, changes to the stock portfolio and the transition after Warren Buffett.
Revenue per employee
387,800 employees as of 2025/FY (-1.2% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.
Management team
AJIT JAIN, has been a director of the Corporation and the Corporation's Vice Chairman - Insurance Operations since 2018. Mr. Jain has been employed by the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group since 1986 and has been an Executive Vice President of National Indemnity Company, a wholly owned Berkshire subsidiary, since 1996.
GREGORY E. ABEL, has been a director of the Corporation since 2018 and became Berkshire's Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2026. He was the Corporation's Vice Chairman - Non-Insurance Operations between 2018 and 2025. Between 2008 and 2018, Mr. Abel served as the Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (BHE), a wholly owned Berkshire subsidiary. Mr. Abel served as BHE's Chairman until July 2025. Mr. Abel served as a director of The Kraft Heinz Company until May 2024. He was a director of AEGIS Insurance Services Inc., a provider of property and liability insurance for the energy industry, until 2023. Mr. Abel is a current director and Chairman Emeritus of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
Mr. Warren E. Buffett, has been a director and the controlling shareholder of the Corporation since 1965 and has been its Chairman since 1970. Mr. Buffett was Berkshire's Chief Executive Officer beginning in 1970 through the end of 2025.
MERYL B. WITMER, has been a director of the Corporation since 2013. For more than the past five years, Ms. Witmer has been a managing member of the General Partner of Eagle Capital Partners, L.P., an investment partnership. From 1989 through the end of 2000, she was one of two General Partners at Buchanan Parker Asset Management, which managed Emerald Partners L.P., an investment partnership.
WALLACE R. WEITZ, has been a director of the Corporation since 2022. Mr. Weitz founded Weitz Investment Management, Inc. in 1983 and has since served in various roles at Weitz Investment Management. He is on the board of directors of Cable One, a leading broadband communication provider. Mr. Weitz serves on the board of the Joslyn Art Museum and certain other non-profit boards.
KENNETH I. CHENAULT, has been a director of the Corporation since 2020. Mr. Chenault has served as Chairman and a Managing Director of General Catalyst, an investment and transformation company, since February 2018. Mr. Chenault previously served as Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company, a financial services company, from January 2001 to February 2018, and as Chairman of American Express Company from April 2001 to February 2018. Mr. Chenault joined American Express in 1981 as Director of Strategic Planning and served subsequently in a number of increasingly senior positions, including Vice Chairman and President and Chief Operating Officer, until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Chenault is a director of Airbnb, a global platform for unique stays and experiences. Mr. Chenault previously served on the boards of directors of Facebook Inc. between 2018 and 2020, International Business Machines Corporation between 1998 and 2019 and The Procter & Gamble Company between 2008 and 2019. Mr. Chenault also serves as a trustee or director of several charitable and non-profit organizations.
CHRISTOPHER C. DAVIS, has been a director since 2021. Since 1998, he has served as the Chairman of Davis Advisors, an investment management firm. Mr. Davis is also a director of a number of mutual funds advised by Davis Select Advisers as well as other entities controlled by Davis Select Advisers. He is also a director of The Coca-Cola Company and Graham Holdings Company.
SUSAN L. DECKER, has been a director of the Corporation since 2007. Ms. Decker also serves on the boards of directors of Costco Wholesale Corporation, Vail Resorts, Inc., Chime and Automattic. She is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Raftr, a community experience platform. From June 2000 to April 2009, Ms. Decker held various executive management positions at Yahoo! Inc., a global Internet brand, including President (June 2007 to April 2009), head of the Advertiser and Publisher Group (December 2006 to June 2007) and Chief Financial Officer (June 2000 to June 2007). She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and served on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council for a four-year term from 2000 to 2004.
STEPHEN B. BURKE, has been a director of the Corporation since 2009. Mr. Burke was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal, a media and technology company, from 2011 through 2020. From 1998 until 2011, Mr. Burke was the President of Comcast Cable. In 2020, Mr. Burke founded Madison Valley Partners, which invests in the Rocky Mountain area and outdoor oriented companies. He is also a director of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading financial services firm. He was a director of Snowflake Inc., a technology company, from May 2023 through May 2024.
CHARLOTTE GUYMAN, has been a director of the Corporation since 2003. Ms. Guyman serves as a director of a start-up entity, Landings Holdings, a director of Nordstrom, a fashion retailer, a trustee of Lakeside School and an advisor for the University of Washington Brotman Baty Institute of Precision Medicine. She was a general manager with Microsoft Corporation until July 1999.
HOWARD G. BUFFETT, has been a director of the Corporation since 1993. Since 1999, Mr. Buffett has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a charitable foundation that directs funding for humanitarian and conservation related issues. Mr. Buffett also serves on the boards of several other charitable organizations. Mr. Buffett was the Sheriff of Macon County, Illinois between September 2017 and December 2018.
SUSAN A. BUFFETT, has been a director of the Corporation since 2021. For more than the past five years, she has been the Chair of The Sherwood Foundation and the Chair of The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, each of which is a private grant-making foundation based in Omaha, NE. Ms. Buffett also serves on the boards of several other charitable organizations.
THOMAS S. MURPHY, JR., has been a director of the Corporation since 2022. For more than the past five years he has been a partner of Crestview Partners, a private equity firm he co-founded in 2004. Prior to starting Crestview Partners, Mr. Murphy was a partner at Goldman Sachs & Co. In addition to serving on the boards of several private companies, Mr. Murphy serves on the boards of New York University, NYU-Langone Health and the Inner-City Scholarship Fund.
Daniel J. Jaksich, Principal Accounting Officer and Vice President of the company.
Charles C. Chang will appoint as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective June 1, 2026. Mr. Chang will be based in Omaha. He currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a role he has held since October 01,2024. Prior to joining Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Mr. Chang was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2002.
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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