How I Became a Chief of Staff (w/ Lena Diasti, Ariel Investments)
Liz Shue interviews Lena Diasti, Chief of Staff to Ariel Investments founder and Co-CEO John Rogers, about her non-linear path from JPMorgan investment banking to executive leadership. Diasti details the operational realities of the Chief of Staff role, Ariel's multi-decade small-cap value strategy, and why interpersonal relationships and soft skills ultimately compound faster than financial modeling.
- Junior investment banking analysts work isolated behind financial models, communicating upward only as far as associates or vice presidents. Read →