Values
Keeping Community in the Investment Equation
In this series, leaders tell stories about drawing on their core values in critical moments. For Lofton Holder ’90, grounding investing acumen in a connection to community builds trust and delivers returns.
Suzanne Lagarde ’14 on Giving Back
We talked with Dr. Suzanne Lagarde ’14, CEO of Fair Haven Community Health Care, about delivering healthcare to those who need it most.
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Jane Mendillo ’84 on Partnership
Jane Mendillo ’84, a member of the board of directors of General Motors and the former CEO of the Harvard Management Company, on how her partnership with her husband, Ralph Earle ’84, has formed the foundation for her life and career.
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Values Propositions
All leaders encounter complex situations without easy answers, where they must navigate conflicting priorities, cultural differences, and human emotion. We talked with Yale SOM alumni about how they draw on their core values in critical moments.
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For CEOs, Integrity Is the Best Policy
A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Thomas Steffen analyzed tens of thousands of shareholder letters to reveal whether executives’ actions typically live up to their promises. It found that firms whose CEOs scored well on this measure of integrity tended to perform better, while facing lower audit fees.
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Curtis Chin ’90 on Navigating Right and Wrong across Cultures
Curtis Chin ’90, Asia Fellow at the Milken Institute, on finding solutions to cross-cultural ethical dilemmas.
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James Robertson ’99 on the Fallout from Doing the Right Thing
James Robertson ’99, former CEO of the India HIV/AIDS Alliance, on facing the consequences of a tough ethical call—and the unexpected upside that can result.
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Ranji Nagaswami ’86 on Telling Hard Truths
As chief investment adviser for New York City, Ranji Nagaswami ’86 delivered the unvarnished truth when she discovered unwelcome news about the city’s pension funds.
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Ken Ofori-Atta ’88 on Going Where You Can Make a Difference
Ken Ofori-Atta ’88, finance minister of Ghana, on integrity and the risks required to strengthen society.
![Ken Ofori-Atta at 2018 Capital Market Week in Accra, Ghana. Photo: Owula Kpakpo/Wikimedia.]()
Danguole Altman ’85 on Career and Family
Danguole Altman ’85, founder of Vapogenix, on the choices she made as she led multiple companies and raised a family.
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Colonel Rich Morales ’99 on Integrity as an Organizational Foundation
We talked to U.S. Army Colonel Rich Morales ’99 about the complexity of integrity and its roles in leadership and learning.
![Col. Rich Morales (right) with members of his battalion in Iraq. Photo courtesy of Rich Morales.]()
