Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel Becomes US Citizen at Baseball Game
Warren Buffett's successor Greg Abel was sworn in as a US citizen at an Iowa Cubs naturalization ceremony in Des Moines.
Greg Abel, the man tapped to eventually take the reins from Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway, just made it official — he's an American citizen. The newly minted CEO was sworn in Thursday night at a naturalization ceremony hosted by the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines, joining roughly two dozen other new citizens from 16 different countries.
Abel was born in Edmonton, Canada, back in 1962, but he's been an Iowa resident for years. For a guy who's been running one of the most powerful American business empires on the planet, the citizenship ceremony was long overdue — and the baseball diamond setting made it a moment worth remembering.
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The annual event, put on by the Iowa Cubs minor league franchise, is a tradition that blends America's pastime with one of its founding ideals. Abel was one face in a crowd of new citizens representing a wide slice of the globe, but given his profile as Berkshire's incoming top executive, his participation drew particular attention.
For investors and Berkshire watchers, this is a footnote — but a meaningful one. Abel is already embedded deep in the fabric of American capitalism. Now the paperwork matches the job description. Watch for this to reinforce confidence among shareholders who want their next Berkshire chief fully rooted in the US.
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