Charlie Munger: Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

Charlie Munger: Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

Business Owner · Financial Services

Omaha

Charlie Munger was Warren Buffett's closest partner and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway from 1978 until 2023, credited as the architect of its business philosophy.

About Charlie Munger: Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

Charles Thomas Munger (January 1, 1924 to November 28, 2023) was an American businessman, investor and philanthropist, the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett, from 1978 until his death in 2023. Buffett described Munger as his closest partner and right-hand man and credited him as the "architect" of modern Berkshire Hathaway's business philosophy. Beyond Berkshire, Munger was a founding partner of the California law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, chairman of Wesco Financial Corporation from 1984 through 2011, chairman of the Daily Journal Corporation in Los Angeles, and a director of Costco Wholesale Corporation. Munger was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Florence "Toody" Russell Munger and Alfred Case Munger, a lawyer. As a teenager he worked at Buffett & Son, a grocery store owned by Warren Buffett's grandfather, Ernest P. Buffett. His grandfather, Thomas Charles Munger, was a state representative and later a U.S. district court judge appointed by Theodore Roosevelt. Sources: English Wikipedia (Charlie Munger, accessed September 2026).

Basic Information

Vice chairman, Berkshire Hathaway (1978-2023)

Company Details

Berkshire Hathaway / Wesco Financial / Daily Journal Corporation

Investing, Conglomerate, Law