by French Caldwell | November 19, 2008 | 2 Comments
Since I’m trying to get a handle on how new regulations and risk management requirements will emerge, I spent much of today at a conference on monetary policy and the global financial crisis. The keynoter was Fed vice-chair Don Kohn. He was still defending Alan Greenspan who in turn refuses to acknowledge that asset prices [...]
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by French Caldwell | November 14, 2008 | Comments Off
The vote tally is in. Since the survey was posted the question of the role of the U.S. CTO has been clarified – in the Obama Administration, the CTO will be part of the economic team – a leader who can focus on America’s technology prowess. Makes me wonder why no biotech leaders are in [...]
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by French Caldwell | November 10, 2008 | 3 Comments
It really boils down to whether the CTO is going to be a super-CIO, or part of the economic team. Huh? (By the way, you can skip my commentary and Click Here to Vote for CTO). Yes — I said part of the economic team. Can you really see taking a big name CEO like [...]
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by French Caldwell | November 5, 2008 | Comments Off
It was very interesting being in Calgary, Alberta on the evening of the U.S. Presidential election. The Westin hotel held an election night party — complete with blue and red colored free champagne drinks, campaign signs from both camps, and a smiling look-alike of Sarah Palin — hey, it’s Alberta — they’re not far from [...]
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