24 Facts About Peter Buffett

Peter Andrew Buffett was born on May 4,1958 and is an American musician, composer, author and philanthropist.

Peter Buffett is the youngest son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

Peter Buffett began his musical career in the early part of the 1980s in San Francisco, California.

Peter Buffett was hired by ad agencies to compose commercials and logos - including CNN, which like MTV was new to cable television at the time.

Peter Buffett decided to transition from ad to music and he decided that a way to do that is to get a record deal based on movie scores.

In 1987, Peter Buffett debuted with Narada, releasing an album entitled The Waiting.

In 1989, Peter Buffett moved to Milwaukee, home of Narada Productions and closer to his childhood home in Omaha, Nebraska.

Barry would later invite Peter Buffett to collaborate with him again, this time at the Abbey Road Studios in London.

Peter Buffett contributed the American Indian soundscapes to the film as well as composed two songs for the soundtrack of The Scarlet Letter.

In 1996, Peter Buffett produced Star of Wonder, a Christmas CD featuring Celtic harpist Kim Robertson and arranger Eric Segnitz.

Peter Buffett then signed with Hollywood Records, which released his album Spirit Dance in 1997.

In 1998, he entered the pop music realm with the release of Comet9's "Like Mercury" on Milwaukee-based independent label Don't Records, with Peter Buffett producing, writing and playing multi-instrumentalist.

In 2006, Peter Buffett released his first vocal album, Gold Star.

In 2009, Peter Buffett began to release exclusive singles through his social networking community on Ning.

Peter Buffett has released over 25 singles since then, including a compilation album of fifteen of the songs.

In 2013, Peter Buffett released "Already Flown" which was the inspiration behind his New York Times op-ed piece, The Charitable-Industrial Complex.

Peter Buffett continues to visit numerous university campuses, community foundations and other organizations using his own life story and experiences as illustration.

Peter Buffett appeared on NPR, as well as The Today Show and CBS Sunday Morning with his father, to discuss the book.

In 2013, Peter Buffett began contributing essays to the Huffington Post Impact blog.

Peter Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the youngest child of investor Warren Buffett and Susan Thompson Buffett.

Peter Buffett has two siblings: sister Susie and brother Howard.

Peter Buffett graduated from Omaha Central High School and attended Stanford University.

Peter Buffett was married to his first wife, Mary Buffett, for 12 years before they divorced in 1993.

Peter Buffett is the co-chairman of the NoVo Foundation; an organization dedicated to catalyzing a transformation in global society, moving from a culture of domination and exploitation to one of equality and partnership.