March 06, 2008

Pharma Can Learn from American Express' Corporate Portfolio Management (Investment Optimization) Discipline

An article that appeared on Next Generation Pharmaceuticals cited my efforts at American Express while leading their corporate portfolio management (Investment Optimization) effort.  The article goes on to talk about how what we did at AmEx would be leverageable and should be strived for in a pharmaceutical organization.  Check it out by clicking here.

Mar 6, 2008 4:07:00 PM

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