Mr. David S. Gottesman is an Independent Director at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and a Founder, Senior Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at First Manhattan Co.

He is on the Board of Directors at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Hillel: The Foundation For Jewish Campus Life, The Mount Sinai Hospital and American Museum of Natural History.

He has spent over 50 years selecting excellent businesses available at reasonable prices.

Mr. Gottesman also served on the board at Securities Industry Association and Sequa Corp.

He received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College (Connecticut) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.