Peter Buffett

Peter Buffett is a well established musician, composer and producer as well as Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett began his career in San Francisco writing music for commercials. After recording four albums for Narada Records, Peter signed with Epic and then Hollywood Records resulting in four additional releases. His Emmy award winning CD entitled, Ojibwe was released on his own label, BisonHead.

Highlights of his film and television work include the Fire Dance scene in the Oscar winning film Dances With Wolves and the entire score for 500 Nations the 8 hour miniseries for CBS produced by Kevin Costner.

Buffett's theatrical production, Spirit - The Seventh Fire, was located on the National Mall for the Smithsonian's opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. Spirit - The Seventh Fire combines Imax scale film and imagery, all native dancers and a live band to tell the story of one man's journey towards reconnection through his heritage and the land we live on.

As Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation, Buffett helps guide the strategic plan that he and his wife Jennifer will then implement with a small dedicated staff over the coming years. The NoVo Foundation seeks to foster a transformation in global society from domination and exploitation to collaboration and partnership, empowering women and girls as the primary agents of change. The Buffetts found that women and girls are deeply under-represented and under-served throughout the world, and that there are few existing resources dedicated to increasing their well-being.

The fresh approach that the Buffetts have applied to fostering positive, sustainable change should not only invigorate the donor community but cultivate a paradigm shift in the way everyone can look at a problem and take action to make it better.