Gregory E. Abel (also Gregory Edward / Greg Abel) is a Canadian-American executive. Berkshire Hathaway’s 2026 proxy names him a director since 2018 and chief executive officer beginning January 1, 2026. Horatio Alger’s 2017 award notice places his birth in 1962 in Edmonton, Alberta, and a University of Alberta commerce degree in 1984. This page is identity. The episodes live in the posts. This is not the biography he would write. It is not a tribute: no located primary record shows a Trump alliance or a political office.
Identity
About Gregory E. Abel
Identity confidence: high. Titles and dates come from Berkshire Hathaway’s 2026 DEF 14A, May and September 2025 Forms 8-K, the January 2018 company release, and Horatio Alger Association pages. Emphasis is the compiler’s. Portrait is a Wikimedia Commons file (CC BY-SA 4.0), not a generated face. No second nationally prominent Gregory Abel matching this domain was located. Do not confuse with Abel Prize coverage.
Documented roles
- Birth and education (organizational primary). Born 1962, Edmonton, Alberta; commerce degree, University of Alberta, 1984, with distinction. Early work at PricewaterhouseCoopers, then CalEnergy / MidAmerican / BHE. Horatio Alger, Dec. 5, 2017.
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy. CEO, 2008–2018; chairman from 2011 until July 2025. 2026 DEF 14A; May 2025 8-K.
- January 9, 2018. Board expanded; Abel elected director and named Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Business Operations. Company release.
- Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Operations. 2018–2025. Same 2026 proxy.
- Former outside boards. The Kraft Heinz Company until May 2024; AEGIS Insurance Services Inc. 2016–2023. Proxy and May 2025 8-K.
- Horatio Alger Association. 2018 award; proxy: current director and Chairman Emeritus.
- May 3–4, 2025. Buffett recommended Abel as CEO effective January 1, 2026; board voted unanimously to appoint him President and CEO. 8-K.
- September 30, 2025. Board amended bylaws to separate chairman and CEO. 8-K.
- January 1, 2026. Became Berkshire CEO. Buffett remains chairman. 2026 DEF 14A.
What this site is not
It is not a finding that Gregory Abel committed a crime, looted Berkshire, or secretly ran a political operation. “Heir apparent” narratives, investment-performance praise or blame, and culture-continuity speculation are opinion. Preferred-outlet succession stories are labeled reporting even when they correctly recap the proxy.
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