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Mike Goldberg
Mike Goldberg was a key manager at Berkshire Hathaway who took over parent-company responsibility for oversight of the insurance group in 1982.
🏢 Role and Impact
In the 1982 Letter, Buffett noted that recruitment, planning, and monitoring within the insurance group had significantly improved since Goldberg replaced him in the oversight role.
He was one of the few employees at Berkshire's "World Headquarters" in Omaha, working alongside Buffett and a small team of high-productivity individuals like Bill Scott and Verne McKenzie.
🔗 Connections
- Company: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- Department: Insurance Group
- Colleague: Warren Buffett, Bill Scott, Verne McKenzie
- Source: 1982 Letter
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During 1982, parent company responsibility for most of our insurance operations was given to Mike Goldberg. Planning, recruitment, and monitoring all have shown significant improvement since Mike replaced me in this role.
In a characteristically rash move, we have expanded World Headquarters by 252 square feet (17%), coincidental with the signing of a new five-year lease at 1440 Kiewit Plaza. The five people who work here with me—Joan Atherton, Mike Goldberg, Gladys Kaiser, Verne McKenzie and Bill Scott—outproduce corporate groups many times their number. A compact organization lets all of us spend our time managing the business rather than managing each other.