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by djfobbz 1192 days ago
Prior to joining SVB, CEO Gentile was CFO for Lehman Brothers GIB - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35110431
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sschueller 1192 days ago
He left Lehman Brothers 1 year before the 2008 collapse so I don't think you can connect anything here.
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tcbawo 1192 days ago
The seeds of Lehman’s collapse were planted years before its eventual collapse. Pushing the envelope as far as one can get away with (literally) seems to be the key to success as a banking executive.
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iancmceachern 1191 days ago
Funny, I come to the exact opposite conclusion given that information
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