Next Generation of Buffetts Is Poised to Become One of Biggest Forces in Philanthropy

Next Generation of Buffetts Is Poised to Become One of Biggest Forces in Philanthropy
Warren Buffett (L) plays bridge with Bill Gates, following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 5, 2019. Nati Harnik/AP Photo
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OMAHA, Neb.—The next generation of Buffetts—Howard, Susie, and Peter—is poised to become one of the most powerful forces in philanthropy when their 94-year-old father, the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, eventually passes away.

But it wasn’t always going to be that way.