Mr. Buffett has been elected to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners in Nebraska, served on two Office of the United States Trade Representative committees, as Chairman of the Nebraska Ethanol Authority and Development Board, as Sheriff of Macon County, Illinois, as a member of the Commission on Presidential Debates, and as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Against Hunger on behalf of the World Food Programme.

Mr. Buffett held senior executive positions at Archer Daniels Midland Company and The GSI Group. He currently serves on the corporate board of Berkshire Hathaway, and previously served on the boards of Archer Daniels Midland, The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Enterprises, ConAgra Foods, Lindsay Corporation, Agro Tech Foods, and Sloan Implement.

Mr. Buffett has received a number of honors from several governments including: the Order of San Carlos from the President of Colombia; the Great Cross Order of Merit from the government of Colombia; the Wilson Jesus de Jesus Martinez Jaraba Military Medal of Humanitarian Demining from the government of Colombia; the Fe en la Causa Medal from the government of Colombia; the Order of Police Merit Gold Cross from the President of El Salvador; the Aztec Eagle Award from the President of Mexico; the Igihango National Order of Outstanding Friendship Medal from the President of Rwanda; The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise from the President of Ukraine; the Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Service to the Ukrainian People from the Parliament of Ukraine; the Presidential National Legend of Ukraine Award from the President of Ukraine; and the Golden Heart Presidential Award of Ukraine from the President of Ukraine.

Additionally, he has been recognized for his leadership and contributions in agriculture, conservation, journalism, philanthropy, and law enforcement including the George McGovern Leadership Award; the Will Owen Jones Distinguished Journalist of the Year Award; the Columbia University Global Leadership Award; the Norman E. Borlaug Award; the National Sheriffs’ Associate Medal of Merit; the United States Army Humanitarian Service Medal, and Honorary Doctorates from Pennsylvania State University and Arizona State University.

Mr. Buffett has traveled to 156 countries and authored books on conservation, wildlife, and the human condition, including two New York Times bestsellers, 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World and Our 50-State Border Crisis: How the Mexican Border Duels the Drug Epidemic Across America. He is the executive producer of four award-winning documentary films: Porcelain War, an Academy Award-nominated film about Ukraine; Virunga, an Academy Award-nominated film about Africa’s oldest national park; Emmy Award winner Path of the Panther, documenting efforts to protect Florida’s endangered mountain lions; and The River and The Wall, a film examining how construction of physical barriers impacts people, wildlife, and habitats in the Texas-Mexico border region. In 2025, he received the Peterson Literary Fund’s Journey for Truth Award for his efforts to bring attention to the ongoing war in Ukraine through his photography and writings, including the publication of Courage of a Nation; Three Years of War, and as executive producer of Porcelain War, and for his enduring public advocacy and philanthropic support for Ukraine.