"Internalizing the core tenet of Professor Demos’s teaching — weighing risk and analyzing odds and trade-offs — was central to everything I did professionally in the decades ahead in finance and government."
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"Robert E. Rubin: Philosophy Prepared Me for a Career in Finance and Government", New York Times (April 30, 2018)
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