The Behind the Bastards podcast covered Jack Welch, definitely worth a listen.

Four words!

That’s how the minimum age for purchasing tobacco used to work in the US; if states wanted a specific chunk of federal funding, their minimum age had to be set to at least 18.

I think age / location / profession have a lot to do with what socioeconomic circles people run in.

Not to mention luck of the draw.

From the fonts I’d guess NYT

Edit: other comments are saying Washington Post

There’s a great behind the bastards podcast episode about this guy!

I don’t think your last sentence is congruent with what you were saying before it.

You’re saying a CEO will opt for conglomeration because it either increases the value or decreases the volatility of the company because the CEO has lots of stock in the company. If that’s the case, how is it bad for the shareholders, of which the CEO is a major player?

My brand!

Ellen Pao?