Howard Warren Buffett
| Howard Warren Buffett | |
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| Born |
October 14, 1983 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Columbia University (MPA) Northwestern University (BA) |
| Employer | Columbia University |
| Title | Lecturer |
| Spouse(s) | Lili Thomas Buffett |
| Parent(s) |
Howard Graham Buffett Devon Goss Buffett |
| Relatives |
Warren Buffett (grandfather) Susan Thompson Buffett (grandmother) Susan Alice Buffett (aunt) Peter Buffett (uncle) Howard Buffett (great-grandfather) |
Howard Warren Buffett (born October 14, 1983) is a faculty member at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and was previously the executive director of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation that funds initiatives aimed at improving the standard of living and quality of life for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations. He previously led agriculture-based economic stabilization and redevelopment programs in Iraq and Afghanistan while at the United States Department of Defense, and as a policy advisor in the Executive Office of the President of the United States under President Barack Obama.
Prior to joining the White House, Buffett served as a special assistant at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as a member of the Office of the President-Elect, and as director of National Surrogate Radio for Obama for America.
Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to farmer and philanthropist Howard Graham Buffett. He is a grandson of famed American investor and philanthropist Warren Edward Buffett. Raised in Omaha, he attended Ponca Elementary School before moving to Decatur, Illinois, where he attended Mount Zion High School and was elected president of the local chapter of the National FFA Organization.
He completed his undergraduate studies in political science and communications studies in 2006 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he also served as the student body vice president. He went on to receive a master of public administration in advanced management and finance at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in 2008.
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