Howard G. Buffett has been a director of Berkshire Hathaway since 1993 and is a son of Warren E. Buffett. Since 1999 he has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a charitable foundation that directs funding for humanitarian and conservation-related issues. He also serves on the boards of several other charitable organizations. Mr. Buffett was the Sheriff of Macon County, Illinois between September 2017 and December 2018.