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Dan Biederman

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2016-01-23

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1. “Hugely involved. And Mrs. Astor, on her way, it was one of her key institutions, on her way into a meeting of the trustees, was accosted by some drug dealers. Mrs. Astor, at probably 82 years old, looked like Mrs. Astor, and they offer her drugs. So clearly the message was, old lady, get out of here, this is our territory. She was outraged and ran into David Rockefeller, first person she sees.”

   2016-01-23 · Masters in Business · Interview With Dan Biederman: Masters in Business (Audio) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

2. “It was the library bear, though. Most people didn't know the Rockefellers really viewed it as their institution, much like MoMA and other places.”

   2016-01-23 · Masters in Business · Interview With Dan Biederman: Masters in Business (Audio) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

3. “I was lucky in that it was a great first job in the field because I'd always wanted to be between the public and private sectors. I wanted to do public sector work, but not on public sector terms. So this opportunity came from the Rockefellers of all people out of nowhere. And the substance wasn't so difficult to come up with. The politics were miserable. But we got it done. It took a decade longer than it should have. And now we've had 25 years to watch the improvement.”

   2016-01-23 · Masters in Business · Interview With Dan Biederman: Masters in Business (Audio) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source