Charlie Munger
American businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Thomas Munger (January 1, 1924 ā November 28, 2023) was an American investor, businessman and philanthropist. He was vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway alongside Warren Buffett. He was chairman of Wesco Financial Corporation from 1984 through 2011. He was also chairman of the Daily Journal Corporation and a director of Costco Wholesale Corporation.[1]
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Born | Charles Thomas Munger (1924-01-01)January 1, 1924 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | November 28, 2023(2023-11-28) (aged 99) |
Alma mater | University of Michigan California Institute of Technology Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway |
Known for | Leading investments at Berkshire Hathaway with Warren Buffett |
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Munger was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1924. As a teenager he worked at Buffett & Son, a grocery store owned by Warren Buffett's grandfather.
He enrolled in the University of Michigan, where he studied mathematics, but dropped out a few days after his 19th birthday to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He became a second lieutenant. He studied meteorology at Caltech in Pasadena, California.
After moving to California, he worked at a law firm before setting up his own firm. He later quit law and began to develop real estate. He got his start as an investor in the early 1960s and is mostly known for his association with Buffett.
In his 50s, after a failed eye cataract surgery that made his left eye blind, Munger had his left eye removed because of severe pain.[2]
In September 2023, Munger had an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion according to Forbes.[3]
Munger died at a hospital in Santa Barbara, California on November 28, 2023, at the age of 99.[4]