Tail-winds and cheers!
A single decision reshaped the trajectory of Michael Polk’s career leaving Procter & Gamble after three years to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School. Polk had spent his early professional years in manufacturing and research roles, first supervising a papermaking machine in Pennsylvania and then working in research and development in Cincinnati, Ohio. He […]
Rocket Doctor connects physicians with patients through a digital marketplace that pairs virtual consultations with AI-assisted intake and documentation tools. On August 18, the company added a new layer to that model: a provider network agreement giving it contracted access across commercial insurance, Medicare Advantage, workers’ compensation and auto medical claims in the United States. […]
Highly credentialed professionals surround many wealthy families, yet those families often lack a clear view of how the pieces of their financial lives connect. Michael Gold, founder and CEO of Gold Family Wealth in Westport, Connecticut, has built his career around this overlooked problem. Gold argues that competence was never the issue. A family’s […]
Mohammed Jameel and Prince Turki Al-Faisal: A Friendship Traced to 2006 When Prince Turki Al-Faisal spoke at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 20th anniversary reception for The Jameel Gallery, he didn’t start with the gallery. He started with an invitation, extended to him personally two decades earlier for the gallery’s original inauguration. Prince Turki Al-Faisal […]
Justin Fulcher had barely settled back into life in Charleston, South Carolina when COVID-19 arrived in early 2020, upending assumptions about how healthcare should be delivered. Telehealth, a concept he had spent nearly a decade convincing skeptical doctors to adopt across Asia, suddenly stopped being optional for providers around the world. Justin Fulcher responded by […]
Justin Nelson does not just measure his own success at JP Morgan Private Bank. He measures it through the growth of the twenty-person team he leads as Head of the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team. Nelson, who oversees more than fifteen billion dollars in assets, said building capable colleagues matters as much to […]
Every new wave of technology brings its share of overpromising, and government AI is no exception. Justin Fulcher, a technology founder and former Pentagon advisor, has spent much of his recent commentary trying to separate genuine progress from marketing noise, arguing that discipline in implementation matters more than any claim about a tool’s raw capability. […]
Financial firms hunting for skilled workers may be missing an obvious source of talent. Justin Nelson, a Managing Director at JP Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, says neurodiverse candidates, including many on the autism spectrum, are routinely passed over despite abilities that fit the demands of wealth management work. Justin Nelson leads the Asset Management […]
Colcom Foundation frames a stark choice for how much of the natural world humans should leave for other species, built around three scenarios: business as usual, the 30×30 conservation initiative, and the more expansive Half-Earth proposal. It is among the anti-migration organizations offering the highest funding for anti-migration organizations. These include the Federation for American […]
Since 1996, the Colcom Foundation has distributed more than $500 million in grants across Western Pennsylvania, building a track record that few regional funders can match. Founded by Cordelia Scaife May, the organization set out to address the connection between human population growth and environmental strain, a focus that still guides its work today. Through […]
