In January 2016, I was verbally informed by Goldman Sachs HR representative Craig Tamamoto that I was being terminated “for cause.” At the time, I was also told that I
Category: Data Analysis & Insights
In September 2024, The New York Times profiled Goldman Sachs research head Jim Covello as “Wall Street’s leading AI skeptic.” He warned that Silicon Valley was spending hundreds of billions
Another pattern I’ve seen: Work that exists to support execution slowly turns into work that exists to support optics. Information gets filtered. Updates get curated. The goal shifts from “what’s
One thing I’ve seen repeatedly: teams generate a huge amount of reporting—but very little of it actually drives decisions. At one point, I was part of a team producing over
Summary Situation: The company wanted to implement a comprehensive performance measurement program for the entire staff. Task: Identify and report on key metrics that reflect the company’s four main goals.
Summary Situation: The company needed recurring reports to show how sales were aligning with revenue goals. Task: Develop a series of easily digestible reports for the strategic team. Action: Coordinated
Summary Situation: After increasing staff capacity, we counterintuitively experienced longer customer wait times. Task: Identify how to reduce customer wait times while still maximizing the number of customers at the