Abel chairs Berkshire Hathaway Energy, parent of HomeServices of America (HSA). In 2024, Abel helped spearhead HSA’s $250 million Sitzer-Burnett settlement (the last defendant to settle) and its $4.7 million sell-side Gibson-Umpa settlement (although BHE remains a defendant in that case). Abel, who started out as an accountant in Canada, has overseen subsidiaries since 2018 as vice-chair of Berkshire Hathaway’s non-insurance operations. Although charged with many responsibilities, the ant...
