Instead of joining the Berkshire Hathaway empire, Susie chose a different path. She became a teacher. She taught kindergarten and worked with kids with special needs. She didn’t do it for a fancy title; she did it because she loved the messy, chaotic, beautiful reality of helping a child learn.
You know that feeling when you help a friend move apartments? You’re sore, tired, and covered in dust, but you feel good? That’s Susie’s entire career in a nutshell.
When her father’s wealth exploded, Susie didn’t buy a yacht. She asked a simple question: “How can we use this to make life less hard for people?”
The Sherwood Foundation: A Secret Superpower
Today, Susie runs something called The Sherwood Foundation. But don’t let the fancy name fool you. This isn’t a stuffy boardroom with suits and PowerPoints. It’s more like a super-friendly neighbor who quietly mows your lawn when you’re sick.
Warren Buffett daughter Susie self-quarantines due to coronavirus fear
The foundation focuses mostly on Nebraska—her home state. They support early childhood education, food banks, and after-school programs. Think about the single mom working two jobs. Susie’s money goes to making sure her kid has a safe, fun place to be after school.
She’s not writing checks for vanity buildings. She’s funding the librarians who hand a kid their first book. She’s paying for the bus that takes a senior citizen to a doctor’s appointment.
