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Tom Gayner

Chairman and chief executive, Markel Group

Sole chief executive since January 2023 (co-CEO from 2016); also became chairman on 8 September 2026, succeeding Steve Markel.

Biography

Tom Gayner joined Markel in 1990 after working as a certified public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a vice president at Davenport & Company. He was Markel's president and chief investment officer from 2010 to 2015, co-chief executive from 2016 and sole chief executive from 2023, and he writes the company's annual shareholder letter. He is also a director of The Coca-Cola Company and Graham Holdings.

Letters and reports

Profiles

Markel Group’s largest US holdings

From the Q2 2026 13F, worth $13bn in total. See every holding and change

  1. Berkshire HathawayBRK.B12.2%
  2. AlphabetGOOG9.0%
  3. Deere & CoDE4.2%
  4. BrookfieldBN4.2%
  5. Amazon.comAMZN3.7%
  6. Analog DevicesADI3.0%
  7. Goldman Sachs GroupGS2.8%
  8. AppleAAPL2.7%
  9. CaterpillarCAT2.7%
  10. VisaV2.6%

Sources: ir.mklgroup.com, insurancejournal.com, proxy.mklgroup.com, mklgroup.com. Checked October 2026.