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Buffett was names the number 9 most influential person of 2006
Gotta love the red.
The Most Influential Men of 2006
9. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates
Reported by Fortune as the top two richest men in America—Gates with $53 billion and Buffet at $46 billion—the two former CEOs and self-made billionaires are morphing into new roles: Philanthropists.
In 2006, Buffett publicized his plans to distribute a large percentage of his wealth to nonprofit organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, whose mission is fighting disease in developing countries and improving educational resources across the U.S. According to Time, the organization provides more than one- third of the world's entire malaria-research funding, pulling from a $29 billion endowment to fund its causes. And with Buffett handing over a reported 85 percent of his wealth to the endowment, countries abroa
Gotta love the red.
The Most Influential Men of 2006
9. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates
Reported by Fortune as the top two richest men in America—Gates with $53 billion and Buffet at $46 billion—the two former CEOs and self-made billionaires are morphing into new roles: Philanthropists.
In 2006, Buffett publicized his plans to distribute a large percentage of his wealth to nonprofit organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, whose mission is fighting disease in developing countries and improving educational resources across the U.S. According to Time, the organization provides more than one- third of the world's entire malaria-research funding, pulling from a $29 billion endowment to fund its causes. And with Buffett handing over a reported 85 percent of his wealth to the endowment, countries abroa
