Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin joins Executive Decisions to discuss the career risks that shaped his path to the top, from family lessons in critical thinking to leaving T. Rowe Price and embracing opportunities before he felt fully ready.
Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin joins “Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick” to discuss the career decisions and leadership lessons that shaped his path through the asset management industry.
Gitlin reflects on the family values that influenced his leadership, from dinner-table debates to mock trials with his father that taught him to think critically, listen carefully and communicate with confidence.
He discusses his early interest in financial markets, why he chose to study history instead of finance, and the lessons he learned after being thrown into overnight trading in Asia with little experience and no roadmap.
Gitlin also explains why he left T. Rowe Price — where he thought he would spend the rest of his career — to join Capital Group, helping transform one of the world’s largest asset managers from the inside.
Along the way, he shares how moving his family around the world influenced major career decisions, why he sees feedback as central to leadership and why he believes EQ will become even more valuable than IQ in the age of AI.
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