“Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and participation,” Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett said.
This was the reaction that the 93-year-old billionaire had on receiving the news that Charlie Munger, the plain-spoken vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway often described as billionaire Warren Buffett’s right-hand man, had passed away at the age of 99.
Munger, whose name rhymes with hunger, passed away in a hospital in California on Tuesday.
Munger worked closely with Buffett on allocating its capital and he was known not to mince words when he thought his business partner was making a mistake. Before Munger’s demise, they had known each other
Buffett had, in fact, once said that he and Munger thought so much alike it was ‘spooky’.
Let’s take a closer look at who was Munger and his life.


)

)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)



