Utah People's Post

The Latest News from the Beehive State

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Log in
  • National News
    • Female Caseworker Killed & Doctor Shot in Philadelphia
  • State News
    • Car Chase Leads to Drug Arrest
  • Tech & Science
  • Health
    • How to Prepare For Ticks Season
    • Magical Weight Loss Bean Scam
  • Sports
  • Business
You are here: Home / Business / Warren Buffet, Billionaire Philanthropist Appreciated the New Signers

Warren Buffet, Billionaire Philanthropist Appreciated the New Signers

May 18, 2014 Posted by Staff

Recently an official gathering of certain world’s wealthiest people at the Giving Pledge’s annual philanthropic “gathering” took place to discuss “deeper engagement” in the causes they support.

No official figures has been provided regarding number of billionaires and amount they have given since the pledge was instigated as a joint venture in 2010 by Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. of Omaha, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

dbpix-people-warren-buffett-custom1

About 127 individuals or families from 12 countries and 26 U.S. states, including four new signers, have pledged to donate a share of at least half their wealth to nonprofit groups.

The discussion included working with governments, social entrepreneurship, global health, investing in women and girls, the environment and education.

 Buffett praised the latest signers, saying they “bring a wealth of expertise to the group. We will learn a lot from their experiences as we collectively aim to inspire one another to earlier and better giving.”

 Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time. His decisions about buying shares and companies have beaten the stock market year after year .

The new signers: >> Ann Gloag OBE (for Order of the British Empire), Dave Goldberg and Sheryl Sandberg, Natalie and Paul Orfalea and Craig Silverstein and Mary Obelnicki.

 Ann Gloag OBE (for Order of the British Empire)- She is co-founder and former executive director of the international transport company Stagecoach. She funds and runs an orphanage and school in Nairobi, Kenya, and set up a women’s rescue center with local Maasai chiefs. Apart from running 200 schools, In 2008 she established a women help foundation for those injured in childbirth course.

Dave Goldberg and Sheryl Sandberg- The Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and her husband, Dave Goldberg also joined hands. She is the CEO of SurveyMonkey and an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and music industry executive previously was an executive with Google, an officer in the U.S. Treasury Department under President Bill Clinton and an economist with the World Bank.

Natalie and Paul Orfalea-Natalie owns a foundation called Orfalea Foundation that focuses on early childhood education, scholarships and schools and supports the youth development program called REACH. Paul founded Kinkos in 1970.

Craig Silverstein and Mary Obelnicki- Craig is co-founder of Google and dean of infrastructure at the Kahn AcademyThe couple with engineering degrees from MIT, co-founded Echidna Giving, named after an Australian anteater, to invest in girls’ education in the developing world.

 

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Email

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Billionare, four signers, google, iNVESTOR, pAUL Orfalea, REACH, rich people, Warren Buffet, warren buffet praises, wealthy

Woman working out at the gym

Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

United Airlines airplane

Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston

June 28, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Breakfast sandwich

Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poppy flower

UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

U.S.-Canada border

French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border

June 26, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Plus size model

Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

June 25, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Giant manta ray

Unique Manta Ray Nursery Spotted off Texas Coast

June 23, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

The rainbow flag

WHO Scraps Transgenderism from List of Mental Illnesses

June 22, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

456 People Dead at U.K. Hospital after Taking too Many Painkillers

June 21, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Kenyan girls dancing

Kenyans Facing Poor Nutrition as Supermarket Shopping Is on the Rise

June 20, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Pages

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Staff
  • Terms and Conditions

Recent Posts

  • Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time
  • Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)
  • Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston
  • Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat
  • UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply
  • French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border
  • Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

Related Articles

  • Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston

    Jun 28, 2018
  • Fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean

    U.S. Seafood Dealer Lied About Fish Being Caught in U.S.

    Jun 14, 2018
  • Tesla car on the road

    Tesla’s Autopilot Software To ‘Nag’ Drivers to Keep Hands on Wheel

    Jun 12, 2018
  • Mexico Slaps Tariffs on U.S. Steel, Pork, and Bourbon

    Jun 6, 2018
  • Dairy cows on a pasture

    Kentucky Milk Plant Closes after Losing Contract with Walmart

    Jun 4, 2018
  • Tesla founder Elon Musk

    Elon Musk Upset About Latest Tesla Crash Being ‘Front Page News’

    May 16, 2018
  • Orange juice bottles on Whole Foods shelves

    Amazon to Roll Out New Prime Perks for Whole Foods Shoppers

    May 2, 2018
  • U.S. Liquor Store

    Alcohol Sales on Sunday No Longer Banned in Indiana

    Mar 5, 2018
  • Bitcoin coins on 100-dollar bills

    Iran Unveils Its First National Cryptocurrency

    Feb 23, 2018
  • Transavia Airlines plane taking off

    Man on Plane who Wouldn’t Stop Farting Causes Emergency Landing

    Feb 19, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • National News
  • Nature
  • Provo
  • Salt Lake News
  • Science
  • Sports
  • State News
  • Tech & Science
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • West Jordan
  • West Valley City
  • World

Copyright © 2023 utahpeoplespost.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Site Map · Contact