an activist shareholder group is attempting a longshot bid to remove warren buffett as board chair of berkshire hathaway inc brk brk what happened the national legal and policy center a conservative organization based in northern virginia has argued that buffetts ties to bill gates are a risk to the company’s investors see also 5 of the craziest things warren buffett has spent his money on a rare public rebuke for buffett and his company comes ahead of saturday’s annual shareholders’ meeting if we had an independent chair the company would be less identified with buffett’s political activities peter flaherty chairman of the national legal and policy center said in a statement if woke culture is a disease then philanthropy is the virus he said criticizing more than 100 billion donation to the bill and melinda gates foundation the group also criticized gates alleged association with jeffrey epstein a disgraced financier and sex trafficker see also warren buffett spends 317 per day on this breakfast fit for a billionaire why it matters the criticism comes at a time when berkshire hathaway is already facing questions about its corporate structure and the increasingly pressing need for a succession plan for the 92yearold legendary stockpicker under the national legal and policy centers new proposal up for a shareholder vote in omaha and nebraska buffett would keep just his chief executive officer post in a filing berkshire hathaway noted buffetts 315 voting interest in opposing the push to split his roles the board believes that as long as mr buffett is berkshires ceo he should continue as board chair and as berkshires ceo it said read next the ev market through the eyes of warren buffett adam smith and charles darwin an analyst’s take