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Conrad Black: Warren Buffett Is One of Capitalism’s All-Time Great Originals

Conrad Black: Warren Buffett Is One of Capitalism’s All-Time Great Originals
Warren Buffett plays the ukelele onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15, 2013. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune
Conrad Black
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Commentary
The forthcoming retirement of Warren Buffett as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the age of 94 and after 55 years in that position is, because of his immense success and influence, a watershed occasion for international commerce. As his successor he has selected vice chairman Greg Abel, a Canadian from Edmonton who was not well known but presumably will instantly become quite famous.
Conrad Black
Conrad Black
Author
Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.