Warren Buffett Sheds Light on Future Governance of His Vast Fortune, Donates to Family Foundations

‘I feel good but fully realize I am playing in extra innings,’ Mr. Buffett, 93, told shareholders.

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, attends the 2019 annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 3, 2019. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

Warren Buffett shed light on the future governance of his vast fortune shortly before Thanksgiving and donated $866 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to four family-run philanthropies.

In a letter published on the Berkshire website, the 93-year-old billionaire, noting his age, said, “I feel good but fully realize I am playing in extra innings.”