Conducted Fall 2008 Q: What’s one of the last books you read? A: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Q: First album/CD you bought? A: First album and first concert were Led Zeppelin 1. Q. What’s on your iPod? A. An eclectic mix of everything from Boxer by The National to Raising Sand by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant (some things come full circle). Q. What’s the most thrilling/adventurous thing you’ve ever done? A. Advanced freefall skydiving, a solo dive my first time out of the plane. Q. Guilty pleasure? A. Zingerman’s care packages. Corned beef and Reggiano parmesan to die for. Q. Personal hero (and why)? A. Richard Branson. He’s an out-of- the-box doer who works hard, plays hard, and works for the common good along the way. Q. First job? A. Brakeman on the Santa Fe railroad in Kansas. Q. Best business decision? A. Shifting from intrapreneur to entrepreneur. Q. What advice would you give to yourself 10 years ago? A. Join Google when it still resided above Palo Alto Bicycle. Q. The one thing you learned in business school that you’ll never forget? A. If you cannot get up in the morning excited to be going to work, find something else to do. Q. Most important room in your home? A. The kitchen, a great place to create and relax. Q. Favorite line from a movie? A. “... Bond, James Bond.” Q. Three people, living or dead, you’d have over to dinner? A. Dean Kamen, Thomas Edison, and Tom Friedman. Q. Best trophy/award you ever won? A. At Otter Bar Kayak School in Alaska, I won the award for seeing more of the bottom of the river than any other student (while learning to whitewater kayak and to “roll”). Q. If you could read anyone’s mind, whose would it be? A. Abraham Lincoln. Q. Hot stock in your portfolio? A. Not these days. Q. Unfulfilled wish? A. I will keep it as an unrevealed wish so as to avoid jinxing it. Q. Favorite sport to watch? A. The Winter X-Games. Many of the athletes are clearly certifiable. Q. What did you want to be when you were a kid? A. An architect.