Masters in Business

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joan Solotar, who is the global head of private wealth solutions at Blackstone, which has $684 billion in assets under management. Solotar also serves on Blackstone's management committee, and is a member of the board of trustees of East Harlem Tutorial Program and East Harlem Scholars Academies.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Fran Kinniry, who is global head of private investments at the $7 trillion Vanguard Group. During his more than two-decade tenure at Vanguard, Kinniry helped create the concept of advisor's alpha, and was previously principal in the investment strategy group and global head of portfolio construction. 

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Greg Becker, who is the chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Bank — the only bank dedicated to the global innovation sector — and president and CEO of SVB Financial Group. Greg joined SVB in 1993 and has served as CEO since 2011; he previously held various senior positions including co-founder and managing director of SVB Capital, chief banking officer and president of Silicon Valley Bank.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Sandy Rattray, who co-invented the VIX index and is chief investment officer at Man Group, which has more than $125 billion in assets under management. Rattray is also co-author of the recent book "Strategic Risk Management: Designing Portfolios and Managing Risk."

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with public-health expert Dr. Charity Dean, who as a health official in California was among the first Americans to recognize the grave threat posed by Covid-19. Her story is recounted in Michael Lewis's latest book, "The Premonition: A Pandemic Story." She is the co-founder of The Public Health Company, which she also leads as chief executive officer.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council under President Joe Biden, about the administration's plans to challenge anti-competitive forces across the economy.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Mat Ishbia, the chief executive officer of United Wholesale Mortgage, which is the top wholesale lender and No. 2 overall mortgage lender in the United States. The 9,000-person firm went public in the biggest SPAC ever. Ishbia is also the author of “Running the Corporate Offense: Lessons in Effective Leadership from the Bench to the Board Room.”

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Christine Hurtsellers, the chief executive officer of Voya Investment Management LLC. The firm manages approximately $252 billion in assets across fixed income, senior loans, equities, multi-asset strategies and solutions, private equity, and real assets, and also provides advisory services to individual and institutional investors. Hurtsellers also serves on Voya Financial Inc.’s executive committee.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Steven Romick of First Pacific Advisors, which manages approximately $28 billion. Romick is a managing partner and portfolio manager at FPA; prior to joining the firm in 1996, he was chairman of Crescent Management and a consulting security analyst for Kaplan, Nathan & Co. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and is a CFA charterholder.

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