About the Authors

ROBERT POZEN

Robert Pozen is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. During his distinguished career, he has been active in business, government, and academia.

In 2004, Bob became the executive chairman of MFS Investment Management, which now manages over $400 billion for mutual funds and pension plans. Between 2004 and 2010, MFS's assets under management doubled. Prior to joining MFS, Bob was vice chairman of Fidelity Investments and president of Fidelity Management & Research Company. During Bob's five years as president, Fidelity's assets increased from $500 billion to $900 billion.

In late 2001 and 2002, Bob served on President George W. Bush's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, where he developed a progressive plan to make the system solvent. In 2003, Bob served as secretary of economic affairs for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. In 2007, he served as chairman of the SEC's Committee to Improve Financial Reporting.

Bob is currently an independent director of Medtronic, Nielsen, and AMC (a subsidiary of the World Bank). He is also a member of the governing board at the Commonwealth Fund.

Bob frequently writes articles for the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business Review. He has published a book on the recent financial crisis, Too Big to Save? How to Fix the U.S. Financial System, and a popular book showing professionals how to get more done at ...

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