Charles Thomas Munger is an American business magnate

Business magnate

A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a capitalist, czar, mogul, tycoon, baron, oligarch, or industrialist, is an informal term used to refer to an entrepreneur who has reached prominence and derived a notable amount of wealth from a particular industry .-Etymology:The word magnate itself...

, lawyer, investor, and philanthropist. He is Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3% to its shareholders for the last 44 years,...

 Corporation, the diversified investment corporation chaired by Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is...

; in that capacity, Buffett describes Munger as "my partner." Munger is also the chairman of Wesco Financial Corporation, based in Pasadena, California, and the Daily Journal Corporation

Daily Journal Corporation

Daily Journal Corporation is a legal publishing company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its chairman is Charles T. Munger, who is notable for being vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway....

, based in Los Angeles, California.
Like Buffett, Munger is a native of Omaha, Nebraska.