Tracy Britt Cool

Tracy Britt Cool
Born 1983/1984 (age 32–33)
Manhattan, Kansas
Alma mater
Occupation Business executive
Employer Berkshire Hathaway

Tracy Britt Cool (born c. 1984 in Manhattan, Kansas)[1] is an American business executive at Berkshire Hathaway.

She has been board chair of Berkshire's Larson-Juhl, Johns Manville, Oriental Trading Company and Benjamin Moore subsidiaries, and in October 2014, was named CEO of Pampered Chef.[2][3] She has also been on the board of H. J. Heinz.[4]

Cool was born and raised on fruit and vegetable farm in Manhattan, Kansas.[5] She graduated from Harvard Business School in 2009.[2] She was a member of the Zeta Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta.[6] While an undergraduate at Harvard, in 2006, she co-founded Smart Woman Securities with Teresa Hsiao, which educates its members on investment.[7][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Buhayar, Noah; Colby, Laura (2014-01-23). "Meet Warren Buffett's Top Troubleshooter: Tracy Britt Cool". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2017-07-12. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 Leahey, Colleen (October 30, 2014). "Tracy Britt Cool: The education of Warren Buffett's protege". Fortune. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Leahey, Colleen (2014-09-17). "Warren Buffett's wrath: How Benjamin Moore almost broke his promise". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Tracy Britt Cool, 29 - In Photos: 2014 30 Under 30: Finance". Forbes. 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Rosenbaum, Eric (2014-10-30). "Advice from Buffett’s 30 year-old right hand woman". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  6. ↑ "Notable Thetas". heritage.kappaalphatheta.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  7. ↑ Das, Anupreeta (June 11, 2013). "A Rising Star Emerges at Berkshire". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 October 2014.


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