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Masters in Business

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz has in-depth discussions with the people and ideas that shape markets, investing and business.

Episodes

Steven L. Fradkin on the Creation of Wealth (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Steven Fradkin, president of Northern Trust's wealth management business unit, which has $355 billion in assets under management. Fradkin was previously chief financial officer and head of international business at Northern Trust, among other roles. He has been a member of the corporation’s management committee since 2004. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 24, 202156 min

Edwin Conway on BlackRock Alternative Investors (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Edwin Conway, the global head of BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI). BAI, one of the fastest-growing parts of the investment giant BlackRock – which is itself the world’s largest asset manager, with $9.46 trillion in assets under management – manages more than $300 billion and has more than 1,000 employees. Conway chairs the BAI Executive Committee and oversees the strategic direction of BlackRock’s Alternatives platform. See omnystudio.c...

Nov 24, 20211 hr 10 min

Robin Wigglesworth on the Creation of the Index Fund (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Robin Wigglesworth, who is the global finance correspondent for the Financial Times and author of the just-published “Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 12, 20211 hr 19 min

Thomas S. Gayner on Things That Matter in Markets (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Markel Corp. co-chief executive officer Thomas S. Gayner. Gayner oversees investing activities for the company — which boasts a capital portfolio of $27 billion — as well as the Markel Ventures companies. He also serves on the boards of Colfax Corp., Graham Holdings Co., Cable One Inc. and Davis Funds, as well as that of Markel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 05, 20211 hr 27 min

Lisa Jones on Investing With a Purpose (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Lisa Jones, who leads the $100 billion U.S. arm of the French asset management giant Amundi, which has more than $2 trillion in assets under management globally. In addition to serving as president and chief executive officer of Amundi US Inc., Jones is president of Amundi Distributor US Inc., heads the U.S. executive committee and the U.S. management committee, and is a member of the global executive committee. She recently received her sec...

Oct 29, 20211 hr 15 min

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy on Entrepreneurship (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, a tech executive and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience founding, scaling and advising companies. She is founder and chair of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace, and author of the recent Wall Street Journal bestseller "Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 22, 20211 hr 27 min

Soraya Darabi on Social-Media Startups (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Soraya Darabi, who is co-founder and general partner at TMV, an early-stage venture firm which has funded a broad range of startups. Darabi is also the founder of Transact Global and host of the podcast "Business Schooled." She previously served as manager of digital partnerships and social media at The New York Times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 16, 20211 hr 7 min

Chamath Palihapitiya on Venture Investments (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Chamath Palihapitiya, the founder and CEO of Social Capital LP, which backs breakthrough companies in areas such as health care, education, climate change and space. Prior to founding Social Capital, Palihapitiya was a member of Facebook's senior executive team. He is also owner and director of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 08, 20211 hr 28 min

Jack Schwager on the Glory Days of Trading (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jack Schwager, an expert in futures and hedge funds and co-founder and chief research officer of FundSeeder. Schwager has also written many books, including the "Market Wizards" series; his most recent is "Unknown Market Wizards: The Best Traders You’ve Never Heard Of." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 01, 20211 hr 31 min

Hubert Joly on the Heart of Business (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Hubert Joly, who earned a host of accolades during his tenure as chairman and CEO of Best Buy, and is currently a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. Joly's new book is "The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 24, 20211 hr 6 min

Campbell Harvey on the Future of Finance (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Campbell Harvey, a Duke University finance professor whose courses have included “Innovation and Cryptoventures” and “Blockchain Business Models.” Dr. Harvey is also a research associate at NBER and a partner and senior adviser at Research Affiliates LLC, which oversees over $180 billion in client funds. He co-wrote the recent book “DeFi and the Future of Finance.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 17, 20211 hr 33 min

Jack Devine on the Afghan War’s Financial Disaster (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jack Devine, a 32-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency and the founding partner and president of the international risk consulting firm The Arkin Group. Devine is also the author of “Spymaster’s Prism: The Fight Against Russian Aggression” and “Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 10, 20211 hr 13 min

Robert Hormats on the Art of Business and Diplomacy (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Tiedemann Advisors managing director Robert Hormats, whose decades of experience in international trade and investment have brought him to posts in Western Europe, China, India, Russia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Prior to his work with Tiedemann Advisors, Hormats spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs (International), rising to vice chairman. He has also served five U.S. presidential administrations, most recently as undersecretary of stat...

Sep 03, 20211 hr 33 min

Joan Solotar on Private Equity Funds (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joan Solotar, who is the global head of private wealth solutions at Blackstone, which has $684 billion in assets under management. Solotar also serves on Blackstone's management committee, and is a member of the board of trustees of East Harlem Tutorial Program and East Harlem Scholars Academies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 27, 20211 hr 8 min

Fran Kinniry on Private Equity Portfolio Investments (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Fran Kinniry, who is global head of private investments at the $7 trillion Vanguard Group. During his more than two-decade tenure at Vanguard, Kinniry helped create the concept of advisor's alpha, and was previously principal in the investment strategy group and global head of portfolio construction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 20, 20211 hr 2 min

Greg Becker on the Innovation Business (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Greg Becker, who is the chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Bank — the only bank dedicated to the global innovation sector — and president and CEO of SVB Financial Group. Greg joined SVB in 1993 and has served as CEO since 2011; he previously held various senior positions including co-founder and managing director of SVB Capital, chief banking officer and president of Silicon Valley Bank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Aug 13, 202159 min

Sandy Rattray on Strategic Risk Management

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Sandy Rattray, who co-invented the VIX index and is chief investment officer at Man Group, which has more than $125 billion in assets under management. Rattray is also co-author of the recent book "Strategic Risk Management: Designing Portfolios and Managing Risk." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 06, 20211 hr 19 min

Charity Dean on the Lessons of Covid-19

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with public-health expert Dr. Charity Dean, who as a health official in California was among the first Americans to recognize the grave threat posed by Covid-19. Her story is recounted in Michael Lewis's latest book, "The Premonition: A Pandemic Story." She is the co-founder of The Public Health Company, which she also leads as chief executive officer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 30, 20211 hr 10 min

Brian Deese on Unleashing Competition (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council under President Joe Biden, about the administration's plans to challenge anti-competitive forces across the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 20211 hr 6 min

Mat Ishbia on Leadership and Mortgage Lending

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Mat Ishbia, the chief executive officer of United Wholesale Mortgage, which is the top wholesale lender and No. 2 overall mortgage lender in the United States. The 9,000-person firm went public in the biggest SPAC ever. Ishbia is also the author of “Running the Corporate Offense: Lessons in Effective Leadership from the Bench to the Board Room.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 16, 202146 min

Christine Hurtsellers on the Business of Trust (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Christine Hurtsellers, the chief executive officer of Voya Investment Management LLC. The firm manages approximately $252 billion in assets across fixed income, senior loans, equities, multi-asset strategies and solutions, private equity, and real assets, and also provides advisory services to individual and institutional investors. Hurtsellers also serves on Voya Financial Inc.’s executive committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

Jul 09, 20211 hr

Steven Romick on Portfolio Investments (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Steven Romick of First Pacific Advisors, which manages approximately $28 billion. Romick is a managing partner and portfolio manager at FPA; prior to joining the firm in 1996, he was chairman of Crescent Management and a consulting security analyst for Kaplan, Nathan & Co. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and is a CFA charterholder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 02, 20211 hr 7 min

Joe Moglia on Going From Football to Wall Street

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joe Moglia, who began his career as a football coach before moving into business and has more than 20 years of experience in each field. He is currently chairman of Fundamental Global Investors, which he also co-founded; chairman of Capital Wealth Advisors; and chair of athletics at Coastal Carolina University, where he was previously head football coach and recipient of multiple Coach of the Year honors. He was also previously CEO and chair...

Jun 25, 20211 hr

Robert Cialdini on the Psychology of Influence (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Dr. Robert Cialdini, whose bestselling books include "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" and "Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade." A professor emeritus of psychology and marketing at Arizona State University, he has conducted extensive research on the science of influence and is the founder of Influence At Work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 18, 20211 hr 6 min

Brad Stone on Big Tech Companies (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Brad Stone, author of the just-published “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire” and senior executive editor for technology at Bloomberg News. Stone is also the author of the New York Times bestseller “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon,” and “The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 11, 20211 hr 16 min

Harin de Silva on Portfolio Management (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Harindra (Harin) de Silva, a portfolio manager and team lead for the Analytic Investors team at Wells Fargo Asset Management, which has $603 billion in assets under management. He was previously a principal at Analysis Group Inc., and holds a doctorate in finance from the University of California, Irvine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 04, 202157 min

Carson Block on the Short-Selling Market (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Carson Block, who is the chief investment officer of Muddy Waters Capital LLC, an activist investment firm with $261 million in assets under management. Block was featured in the book "The Most Dangerous Trade: How Short Sellers Uncover Fraud, Keep Markets Honest, and Make and Lose Billions" and the documentary "The China Hustle," and is the co-author of "Doing Business in China for Dummies." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

May 28, 20211 hr 22 min

Scott Sperling on Innovative Investment Strategies (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Scott Sperling, who is co-CEO of private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL), and a member of the firm’s management and investment committees. He previously spent more than a decade as managing partner of the affiliate of Harvard Management Company that managed all alternative asset classes for Harvard University’s endowment fund. He has an MBA from Harvard University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 21, 20211 hr 7 min

Daniel Kahneman on Behavioral Economics (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with behavioral economics expert Daniel Kahneman, who wrote the bestselling book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" and won the Nobel Prize in economics. Kahneman is a professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University and a fellow of the Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His latest book, coauthored with Olivier Sibony and Cass Sunstein, is "Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment." See omnystudio.com/listener ...

May 14, 202151 min

Michael Lewis on White House Pandemic Planning (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Michael Lewis, who is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. His books include “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,” “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game,” “Liar’s Poker” and “The Fifth Risk.” He also has a podcast called “Against the Rules.” His published his latest book in May 2021: “The Premonition: A Pandemic Story.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 04, 20211 hr 3 min
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