Warren Edward Buffett (; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the most successful investor in the world. Buffett is the chairman,
CEO and largest
shareholder of
Berkshire Hathaway, and is consistently ranked among the
world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and as the third wealthiest in 2015. In 2012
Time named Buffett one of the world's most influential people.