Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930, Buffet started his investing career early on in life. At the young age of 11, Buffet bought his first stock and by the time he was 13, he had formed his own investment partnership. After completing his education at the University of Nebraska and Columbia University, Buffet went on to work at several investment firms before starting his own investment partnership, Berkshire Hathaway, in the 1960s.