Which investment company is led by Warren Buffett and has its headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska?

Berkshire Hathaway is led by Warren Buffett and has its headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.

Berkshire Hathaway began as a group of textile manufacturing businesses, including a Massachusetts company formed from the 1955 merger of Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates and Hathaway Manufacturing Company. Warren Buffett acquired shares in the struggling textile business during the 1960s and eventually shifted its focus toward insurance and investments.

The company owns or invests in businesses across insurance, railroads, energy, manufacturing, retail, and consumer products. Its insurance operations, including GEICO and General Re, provide capital that Berkshire can invest in other assets.

Berkshire is unusual among major public companies because it has two classes of stock. Class A shares carry much higher prices than Class B shares, while both represent ownership interests. Buffett’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha is widely nicknamed “Woodstock for Capitalists.”