In Omaha: Berkshire Hathaway’s 2025 Meeting with Sue Decker 5/2/25

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CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Berkshire Hathaway lead director Sue Decker sits down with Becky Quick in Omaha, Nebraska, ahead of the annual shareholders meeting, where Warren Buffett will hold court. Decker discusses her board directorships at Berkshire and Costco, as well as Warren Buffett’s leadership. Tune into CNBC’s TV and digital channels this weekend to catch every minute of the 2025 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting coverage. Sue Decker - 04:00 In this episode: Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:06.4	We are kicking off a Squawk Pod Report special series, our weekend with Warren Buffett.
0:12.0	This is the 52nd annual shareholders meeting.
0:15.7	We're coming to you straight from Omaha, Nebraska, the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder
0:20.2	Meeting.
0:20.9	They had requests for 138,000 tickets by mail. That's the most they've ever received.
0:27.6	On this episode, a special interview with Berkshire Hathaway board member and lead director, Sue Decker.
0:33.3	She's also on the boards of Costco and Vail Resorts and knows a thing or two about the state of the consumer.
0:38.9	I think the consumer is nervous and I think the consumers need stability in what the outlook is.
0:44.3	Sue Decker sits down with Becky Quick in Omaha.
0:47.4	Berkshire really does play a long game, right?
0:49.6	This Squawk Pod reports kicking off the Berkshire Hathaway 2025 annual shareholder meeting starts right after this.
0:57.0	Welcome back as we kick off the
1:10.0	2025 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting.
1:12.9	This is the calm before the storm.
1:14.9	We're on the ground with all sorts of members of the Berkshire family, including the conglomerates
1:19.5	lead independent director Sue Decker.
1:21.7	She is also on the boards of Costco and Vail Resorts and even once ran Yahoo.
1:26.6	Sue Decker sat down with our own Becky Quick in Omaha.
1:30.0	We are joined right now by Sue Decker.
1:32.2	She's the lead director on the Berkshire Hathaway Board.
1:35.5	By the way, she also is the founder and CEO of Rafter.
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