Warren Buffett Begins Succession Process at Berkshire
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, Lawrence Cunningham, Director of the Weinberg Center, was in Omaha to witness Warren Buffett’s historic announcement of his retirement as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Within two hours of the announcement, major media outlets including Morningstar and MarketWatch published in-depth coverage—featuring insights from Cunningham, whose commentary can be found in this thoughtful piece.
Cunningham, a longtime Buffett collaborator and author of numerous works on Berkshire—beginning in 1995 with The Essays of Warren Buffett—was prominently quoted across the media landscape. A curated sampling of this coverage is available on the WCCG website Media Coverage tab, along with a clip from his interview on CNN.