Mr. David S. Gottesman is an Independent Director at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and a Founder, Senior MD & Portfolio Manager at First Manhattan Co. He is on the Board of Directors at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Hillel: The Foundation For Jewish Campus Life, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc. and American Museum of Natural History. Mr. Gottesman also served on the board at Securities Industry Association and Sequa Corp. He received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College (Connecticut) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.