Charles Chang

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Berkshire Hathaway

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Charles Chang became Berkshire Hathaway’s Chief Financial Officer on 1 June 2026, succeeding Marc Hamburg, who had held the role for decades and stays on until mid-2027 to help with the transition. Chang came from inside the group. He had been chief financial officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy since October 2024, after more than two decades as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served some of the firm’s largest clients on financial reporting and mergers and acquisitions. Berkshire Hathaway ranked No. 7 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire Hathaway since 1 June 2026.
• Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, October 2024 to 2026.
• Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2002.
• More than three decades of experience in public company financial reporting and M&A.

Professional Journey

Chang was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2002, building more than three decades of experience in public company financial reporting and mergers and acquisitions.

In October 2024 he joined Berkshire Hathaway Energy as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In December 2025 Berkshire announced that he would succeed Marc Hamburg as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, based in Omaha, and he took up the role on 1 June 2026.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states his education.