The file
Buffett ran Berkshire for six decades. On May 3, 2025, the 8-K says he recommended Greg Abel. On May 4 the board voted unanimously. On January 1, 2026, the proxy says Abel became CEO. Buffett stayed chairman. This is not a biography and not a thank-you note. It is the episodes: energy shop, vice chair, the vote, the bylaw split, the homebuilder check. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. A succession story is not a crime. A press-release line about homeownership is not a housing policy.
Compiled as a critical briefing, in the voice of a packet. Identity: About. Not a court. Not a White House product. No invented quotes, titles, or political office. Tribute mode was not used: no located primary record of service to Trump or a documented political alliance.
Warren Buffett, 2010. White House photograph associated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. U.S. government work.
CEO · documented
DEF 14A: director since 2018, vice chairman 2018–2025, CEO on January 1, 2026. Buffett remains chairman. Daily Wire recap is reporting. Not dumped again in the grid below.
Education
Association release: born 1962, Edmonton; Alberta commerce, 1984, with distinction. Then PwC and CalEnergy.
Energy
DEF 14A: BHE CEO those years. 8-K: BHE chairman since 2011. Not a rate-case finding.
Award
Association announcement and Class of 2018 page. Proxy: current director and Chairman Emeritus.
Board
Company release: board to 14; Abel vice chairman, non-insurance operations. Fox Business recap is reporting.
Boards
Former seats as filed. 8-K dates AEGIS 2016–2023. Not a product verdict.
Succession
8-K personnel action. Daily Caller and Examiner reported the meeting. Labeled reporting.
Energy chair
Chairman until July 2025. Day not stated. Not a misconduct finding.
Bylaws
8-K: separate the two roles. Abel still CEO January 1. Epoch Times recap is reporting.
His words
December release: Abel quote on Adam Johnson; list of businesses he said he would still oversee.
Deal
$6.8 billion equity value. Company quotes. Epoch Times recap is reporting. Not a housing verdict.