Category: Other Stuff

  • Memories of 9/11

    “I still recall exactly where I was and what I was doing…” I’ve read some version of that sentence in countless 9/11 remembrances this week. And I’ve said it myself. I was CFO of Atos Origin. In my memory, I was sitting by a first-floor window in our Murray Hill, New Jersey office, looking toward…

  • For Vibranta

  • The Lives We Have Not Lived

  • What They Cannot Demolish

    I write this blog called “Financial Foundations.” The recurrent theme emphasizes the importance of building a strong foundation for whatever the system or structure may be. It’s always been a fundamental truth for me—from where it emanated, I did not know. Of course it was family. It started with that. A family of 10 growing…

  • Call Me John Henry

    I started thinking about acquisitions. Why do so many fail? The studies say they do. Premiums are paid. Synergies are promised. Integration plans are presented. Then the deal closes. The bankers get paid. The consultants get paid. The lawyers get paid. The executives who made the deal often get paid. And then? Someone has to…