Who is Ajit Jain? Indian-origin Berkshire Hathaway VP whom Warren Buffett trusts on AI investments

Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, Warren Buffett, in the shareholder meeting on Saturday, May 3, 2025, directed the question on artificial intelligence (AI) investments to Ajit Jain, a ‘trusted’ senior executive at the conglomerate. While taking questions from shareholders, Buffett seemed to completely trust Indian-origin Jain about his conglomerate’s ventures into AI.

Ajit Jain, the Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations at Berkshire Hathaway, said that artificial intelligence (AI) has the ability to transform the insurance industry at the company’s first shareholder meeting for 2025.