Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1839 as a textile manufacturer, it transitioned into a major conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger. Greg Abel now oversees most of the company's investments and has been named as the successor to Buffett. Buffett personally owns 38.4% of the Class A voting shares of Berkshire Hathaway, representing a 15.1% overall economic interest in the company. Notable companies wholly-owned by Berkshire include GEICO, Gen Re, BNSF Railway, Precision Castparts Corp., Lubrizol, Dairy Queen, Duracell, Benjamin Moore & Co., Pilot Flying J, Clayton Homes, Fruit of the Loom, Business Wire, NetJets, Oriental Trading Company, Pampered Chef, Ben Bridge Jeweler, CTB International, Central States Indemnity, Johns Manville, Scott Fetzer Company, McLane Company, See's Candies, WPLG, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance, and HomeServices of America. Wikipedia