Warren Buffett’s Final Charity Lunch Auction Will Fetch a Record Amount — but Who Will Continue It?

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There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but $1.5 million? That’s the average paid to dine with Warren Buffett in his annual auction to raise money for charity. Bidding for this year’s lunch, which...

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The first three went for five figures ($20,000-$25,000), the next six for six figures ($250,000-$650,000), and it wasn’t until year eight that the winning bid broke $1 million.The Buffett children certainly have their father’s values, along with their mother’s virtue of charitable generosity. In fact, most of their inheritance is earmarked that way. Proceeds from their lunches could go to charities they support.If the Buffetts pass on the opportunity or want to take turns, Berkshire insiders are a great option to carry the torch. Obvious choices are co-Vice Chairmen Greg Abel and Ajit Jain as well as portfolio mangers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler. All of them have Berkshire in their blood, as Buffett once put it.Weschler would be a particularly good successor, as he is a two-time winner of the Buffett lunch — in 2010 and 2011, with bids $100 apart: $2,626,311 and the next year, $2,626,411. Shortly thereafter, Buffett offered Weschler a job at Berkshire.Other company’s CEOs could continue the tradition as well. The best candidates would be company leaders who would attract bidders from the same loyal following Buffett does, and offer a similar high- and distinctive return on the investment.These ideal candidates would run companies that high-quality, value-focused investors are drawn to because of uniquely appealing cultural traits and performance results.  Bids might even start low, as they did with Buffett, and grow over time. Besides investment prowess and business savvy, sought traits include humility, integrity, intelligence, patience and generosityThere will never be another Buffett, but there are resemblances to him among some top corporate leaders. 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