“They’ve spread everywhere…like a virus!” My Ethiopian guide, Mas, was clearly not a fan of the three wheeled auto rickshaw. One nearly clipped us as we crossed a street in…
Category: <span>Global Investing</span>
“SOCAP is like drinking from a fire hose.” I was told this several times prior to attending my first SOCAP. Now in its eighth year, SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is…
My mind briefly drifted from the conversation. I was transported to the early years of my career at J.P. Morgan. We were expanding the bank’s traditional business of managing money…
I settled into the backseat of my car as we left the capital city airport. The first thing that stuck me was the orderly flow of traffic. The roadway was…
“Are you considering moving to Panama as part of your retirement?” The question made me pause. If I’d let my natural facial reflexes go, my eyes would probably squint, my…
I have mixed feelings about the word “philanthropist.” For me, the word brings up images of men in tuxedos and women in gowns and pearls walking down grand staircases at…
My one night glimpse of Dubai didn’t go as planned. If you fly Emirates through Dubai, they practically encourage a brief stopover. So why not? Similar to Las Vegas, Dubai…
“What can I create this afternoon?” Sonja Parkinson’s hand moved across her shelves stacked with fabric and beads, as we stood in her office cluttered with bags of clothing, an…
“Are you going to use M-Pesa?” asked Walter. Walter, a Nairobi-based friend of my traveling companion Jennifer, had just given her a cell phone for her use during our month…
