(Source: Reuters)A charity auction for lunch with Warren Buffett drew a winning bid of $3,456,789 from an anonymous fan of the billionaire investor, matching the record amount collected in 2012. In recent years, hundreds of Chinese investors have visited Omaha to attend the annual meeting of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Warren Buffett, Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, has been raising funds through a luncheon for the nonprofit Glide Foundation since 2000. (Source: Reuters) Warren Buffett, Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, has been raising funds through a luncheon for the nonprofit Glide Foundation since 2000. Buffett was introduced to Glide by his first wife, Susie Buffett, who was a volunteer there and conceived of the charity auction idea.

Source: Indian Express June 12, 2016 10:30 UTC