Warren Buffett's former deputy who snagged her job with a daring letter says the risk of doing so is 'pretty low' — so why not try

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 00:45

Tracy Britt Cool, Berkshire Hathaway — Warren Buffett's former deputy who snagged her job with a daring letter says the risk of doing so is 'pretty low' — so why not try.
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Warren Buffet protégé Tracy Britt Cool famously got her job with Buffet by asking for one in a letter in 2009.
She said on CNBC Make It that the risk of doing so is pretty low, "so why not try?"
As a student, her letters also secured her meetings with Morgan Stanley's and Bear Stearns' CEOs.

Tracy Britt Cool famously got her job at Warren Buffet's company, Berkshire Hathaway, after writing him a letter in 2009. She says doing so was a no-brainer.