Home / Personalities / Warren Buffett

InvestorBusiness1930–

Warren Buffett

The investor behind Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett popularised value investing, argues for higher taxes on the very rich and pledged to give away nearly his whole fortune, criticising the inequality the system produces.

Closest spectrum
Center
Closest ideology
Green Centrism
Closest personality
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Portrait of Warren Buffett
Wikimedia Commons / Wikipédia

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal39%
    Unitary61%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy76%
    Autocracy24%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security45%
    Liberty55%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation31%
    Multiculturalism69%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Pacifist
    Militarist30%
    Pacifist70%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist64%
    Nationalist36%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public38%
    Private63%
  • Control

    Balanced
    Planning49%
    Free market51%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Globalism
    Protectionism31%
    Globalism69%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious65%
    Religious35%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive63%
    Traditionalist38%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Biology
    Technology41%
    Biology59%

What sets Warren Buffett apart

Most unusual position

Morality

Warren Buffett leans further toward progressive than 73% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 40Warren Buffett 63

Of all the axes, Morality is where Warren Buffett stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Structure

On Structure, Warren Buffett sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 35Warren Buffett 39

Here they share common ground with most personalities.