Meet Todd A. Finkle
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Dr. Todd A. Finkle is an expert on Warren Buffett and entrepreneurship. His recent book titled," Warren Buffett: Investor and Entrepreneur," is published by Columbia University Press. The book traces the entrepreneurial paths that shaped Buffett’s career, from selling gum door-to-door during childhood to forming Berkshire Hathaway and developing it into a global conglomerate through the imaginative deployment of financial instruments and creative deal making.
Dr. Finkle's initial motivation for writing the book was to show the layperson how Buffett evaluates potential investments. Finkle also zeros in on Buffett’s longtime business partner Charlie Munger and his contributions to Berkshire Hathaway's success. |
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inkle draws key lessons from Buffett’s mistakes as well as his successes, using these failures to explore the ways behavioral biases can affect investors and how to overcome them.
Todd is a pioneer and innovator in the field of entrepreneurship education. He also has over 39 years of investment experience and is currently the Pigott Professor of Entrepreneurship at Gonzaga University. Todd has been an entrepreneur of six ventures and consulted with a wide variety of entities including countries and universities from all over the world. He has taught for over 33 years at 4 different universities where he has published and/or presented over 250 books, articles, presentations, and grants on a wide variety of topics. Todd has been interviewed or appeared in a variety of media outlets including the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Omaha World Herald, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and several radio and television stations. |
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