01: Discovering Humanity in Finance With Mihir Desai
01/05/21 • 39 min
In this episode, Steve Coughran had the opportunity to talk with Mihir Desai about his unique perspective on financial literacy and discovering humanity in the world of risk and return. Mihir A. Desai is an award-winning professor of finance at Harvard Business School and a professor of law at Harvard Law School. His areas of expertise include international finance, corporate finance, and tax policy, and his academic publications have appeared in leading journals. Also, his opinion pieces have appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Harvard Business Review, and he has testified several times before congressional bodies. Mihir's professional experiences include working at CS First Boston, McKinsey & Co., and advising a number of firms and governmental organizations. His humility makes him an exceptional leader and his curiosity makes him an innovative thinker in the world of business.
Helpful links:
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- Take our free Performance Health Score Assessment. Start here
- Download the FREE Boosting Your Financial IQ app at the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
- Join our SFL Accelerator Program
- Check out our free masterclass "The Surprising Path to Excellence".
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This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendations. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. Please see https://www.byfiq.com/terms-and-privacy-policy for additional important information.
In this episode, Steve Coughran had the opportunity to talk with Mihir Desai about his unique perspective on financial literacy and discovering humanity in the world of risk and return. Mihir A. Desai is an award-winning professor of finance at Harvard Business School and a professor of law at Harvard Law School. His areas of expertise include international finance, corporate finance, and tax policy, and his academic publications have appeared in leading journals. Also, his opinion pieces have appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Harvard Business Review, and he has testified several times before congressional bodies. Mihir's professional experiences include working at CS First Boston, McKinsey & Co., and advising a number of firms and governmental organizations. His humility makes him an exceptional leader and his curiosity makes him an innovative thinker in the world of business.
Helpful links:
- Free masterclass for business leaders and entrepreneurs: The Surprising Path to Excellence
- Take our free Performance Health Score Assessment. Start here
- Download the FREE Boosting Your Financial IQ app at the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
- Join our SFL Accelerator Program
- Check out our free masterclass "The Surprising Path to Excellence".
Disclaimer:
BYFIQ, LLC is a wholly owned entity of Coltivar Group, LLC. The views expressed here are those of the individual Coltivar Group, LLC (“Coltivar”) personnel quoted and are not the views of Coltivar or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, Coltivar has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation.
This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendations. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. Please see https://www.byfiq.com/terms-and-privacy-policy for additional important information.
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- Take our free Performance Health Score Assessment. Start here
- Download the FREE Boosting Your Financial IQ app at the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
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- Check out our free masterclass "The Surprising Path to Excellence".
Disclaimer:
BYFIQ, LLC is a wholly owned entity of Coltivar Group, LLC. The views expressed here are those of the individual Coltivar Group, LLC (“Coltivar”) personnel quoted and are not the views of Coltivar or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, Coltivar has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation.
This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendations. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. Please see https://www.byfiq.com/terms-and-privacy-policy for additional important information.
Strategic Financial Leadership - 01: Discovering Humanity in Finance With Mihir Desai
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Steve Coughran: [00:00:00] First question is what were you like growing up? And do you recall any pivotable moments in your upbringing that define your life's course?
Mihir Desai: [00:00:08] Sure. So, that's a great question. You know, so I was born in India and raised in Hong Kong, but we came to the U S when I was eight. So I think that really defined my childhood and really defined who I am, which is somebody who has to kind of figure out a way to le
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