Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rick WilkingJune 17 (Reuters) - A wealthy person has bid a record $19 million to eat lunch with Warren Buffett, in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity. Proceeds benefit Glide, a nonprofit in San Francisco's Tenderloin district that helps the poor, homeless or those battling substance abuse. Buffett, 91, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), raised about $53.2 million for Glide in the 21 auctions, which began in 2000. Buffett began supporting Glide after his first wife, Susan, introduced him to the charity, where she had been volunteering.

Source: Forbes June 17, 2022 19:10 UTC