Who is Warren Buffett from Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and Themselves and what is their importance?

Warren Buffet was the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is also one of the wealthiest people in the world. Buffett lived in Omaha, Nebraska and was mistrustful of Wall Street bankers, many of whom turned to him during the crisis in an attempt to raise cash from his investment. Buffett did finally make an investment in Goldman Sachs.