Saturday, October 01, 2022

David Gottesman, scion of Jewish philanthropic dynasty and Warren Buffett partner, dies at 96

What is in a name? His last name translates into man of god! The man behind Warren Buffet.

"... After a stint in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II, Gottesman, who was known as Sandy, went to college and then Harvard Business School before heading to Wall Street. There, he got connected with Warren Buffet, then an up-and-coming investor, and the two struck up a fast friendship.
Gottesman was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway, the company that for a time made Buffett the richest man in the world. ...
Gottesman sat on Berkshire Hathaway’s board, but his relationship with Buffett was far from transactional. “Absent Sandy doing anything financially for me, we would have been the best of friends,” Buffett told The New York Times for an obituary.
Gottesman opted to remain largely out of the limelight. ..."

David Gottesman, scion of Jewish philanthropic dynasty and Warren Buffett partner, dies at 96 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency



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