The Warren Buffett Shareholder: Stories from inside the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting - Softcover

Cunningham, Lawrence A.; Cuba, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857197002 ISBN 13: 9780857197009

Publisher: Harriman House, 2018

Synopsis

In this engaging collection of stories, 43 veterans of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting explain why throngs attend year after year. Beyond the famous Q&A with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, these experts reveal the Berkshire Meeting as a community gathering of fun, fellowship and learning.

The contributors whisk readers through the exciting schedule of surrounding events – book signings, panel discussions and social gatherings – and share the pulse of this distinctive corporate culture. Spanning decades, the book offers glimpses of the past and ideas of what lies ahead. To learn about what makes Buffett's shareholders tick and all the happenings at the Berkshire Meeting, and to reminisce about past Meetings, make this delightful book your companion.

Includes work by these bestselling authors:

- Robert Hagstrom
- Robert Miles
- Jason Zweig
- Joel Greenblatt
- Vitaliy Katsenelson
- Jeff Matthews
- Charlie Tian
- Whitney Tilson
- Prem Jain
- Karen Linder

About this title

About the Author

Lawrence Cunningham's two dozen books include The Essays of Warren Buffett, which Cunningham self-published into an international bestseller that he has arranged for translation into a dozen languages.

An influential thought leader in both value investing and corporate governance, Cunningham's other notable books include Quality Investing (long time bestseller with AKO Capital), The AIG Story (with Hank Greenberg) and Margin of Trust (which Warren Buffett singled out for special mention in his 2020 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders). He is also the editor of Boardroom Legacy.

Cunningham advises companies, boards and shareholders, currently as presiding director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. He has served on numerous corporate boards, of both private and public companies, including Constellation Software Inc., where he is currently vice chairman, and Markel Group.

From the Back Cover

In this engaging collection of stories, 40 veterans of Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings reflect on why throngs attend and speak to what Warren Buffett seeks in shareholders. Beyond the highlights of Warren's wisdom displayed on stage in his day-long Q&A with vice chairman Charlie Munger, these experts reveal the Berkshire meeting as a community gathering of fun, fellowship, and learning. The contributors whisk readers through the meeting's surrounding events--book signings, panel discussions, and social gatherings--and share the pulse of this distinctive corporate culture. They take stock of how the convocation has evolved and what it might yet become. To learn about what makes Buffett's shareholders tick and what happens at the Berkshire meeting, or to reminisce about past meetings, make this delightful book your companion. With contributions from the following: Charles T. Akre, Keith Ashworth-Lord, Phil & Beth Black, John C. Bogle, Patrick T. Brennan, Randy Cepuch, Lawrence A. Cunningham, Robert E. Denham, Thomas S. Gayner, Joel Greenblatt & John Petry, Robert G. Hagstrom, Raymond Buck Hartzell, Ingrid R. Hendershot, Mark Hughes, Prem C. Jain, Thomas Johansen, Steve Jordon, David Kass, Vitaliy Katsenelson, Karen Linder, Simon Lorne, Thomas J. Manenti, Jeff Matthews, Tim Medley, Robert P. Miles, Olza M. (Tony) Nicely, Shane Parrish, Daniel Pecaut, Laura J. Rittenhouse, Francois Rochon, Jim Ross, Thomas A. Russo, Andrew Steginsky, Macrae Sykes, Phil Terry, Charlie Tian, Whitney Tilson, Bruce N. Whitman, John R. Wingender, Jason Zweig

Edition details

• Publisher: Harriman House
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857197002
• ISBN 13: 9780857197009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264