Philanthropist Howard Buffett has photographed mountain gorillas and cheetahs in Africa. He’s also captured images of battle-hardened soldiers, child refugees, and bombed-out buildings in Ukraine, all while documenting the country’s once-productive farms — familiar terrain for a man who works on his own family farms in Illinois and Nebraska.
In other words, Buffett is not your average philanthropist.
The son of famed investor and mega-philanthropist Warren Buffett, Howard Buffett recently spoke at Devex World in Washington, D.C., where he sounded the alarm about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, likening it to a potential World War III. He displayed a mix of humor and humility that was somewhat incongruent for a man who gives away half a billion dollars a year — supported by his eponymous foundation that has 22 employees.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
