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Transcript: Linda Gibson, CEO PGIM Quantitative Solutions

The Big Picture

She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. You, you get a, a BS in Mathematics and a JD from Boston University Math and Law. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child. I didn’t get an advanced degree in math. Not the usual combination. What happened?

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Transcript: Julian Salisbury, GS

The Big Picture

So I took it upon myself to go off and took a course in bond math, took another course in derivatives and realized the underlying fundamental concepts were barely, I mean, it wasn’t even high school math in most cases. We just get to focus on assets and asset risk management. RITHOLTZ: — than a family office.

Assets 286
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Transcript: Dominique Mielle

The Big Picture

She was a partner and a portfolio manager at Canyon Capital, a firm that runs currently about $25 billion. Even the guy you think of so highly, you know, after three hedge funds open and close, you got to wonder if there’s some risk management issue there. MIELLE: — interviewed. But that’s the thing.

Assets 274