birth_place nationality birth_date spouse residence article_title name occupation alma_mater
springfield , missouri , united states american 2 december 1958 tina trott winnetka , illinois , united states byron trott
 byron trott investment banker university of chicago -lrb- ab , mba -rrb-
byron trott

byron trott -lrb- born december 2 , 1958 -rrb- is an american banker and investor .
he is the chairman and ceo of bdt capital partners , a merchant bank that provides advice and capital to family-owned companies .
formerly , trott was vice chairman of investment banking at goldman sachs .
he has been considered to be one of the candidates to succeed warren buffett after he steps down from his position as ceo of berkshire hathaway .
buffett has called trott `` the only banker he trusts '' .
