There have been countless posts, articles and tweets this week about how the joy of attending the Berkshire Hathaway meetings in Omaha. The experience is not just watching Buffett hold court for hours while over 40,000 investors listen to his sage words, but also the serendipitous encounters with new friends and reconnecting with old ones.
This year that included flying back home on my friend Ricky’s private jet (well, it was a NetJets model plane on the exhibition floor), running into William Green and Steve Clapham at the Markel brunch, having dinner with MBA students and alumni from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the wonderful Capital Alliance events hosted by Ken and Vatsal, Matt Peterson’s generous hospitality at his must-attend event, meeting my friend Arjun just before heading to the airport, and then running into Brett Gardner on the plane back home.