Wall Street Oasis - Investment Banking & Finance Community: Interview With Head of Currency Strategy and Author Marc Chandler

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Interview With Head of Currency Strategy and Author Marc Chandler Mar 3rd 2013, 15:30 Marc Chandler has been covering the Global Capital Markets in one fashion or another for nearly 25 years, working at economic consulting firms and global investment banks. Read more about Marc's bio below 1) Your background isn't the traditional one in the finance world. Can you talk a little about it? So, I have a masters in American History and a masters in International Relations. What this meant was that I didn't have the same amount of business knowledge in comparison to my peers, so I had to catch up on the quantitative business skills. However, I do think that I gained a lot of liberal arts skills, which are crucial. These skills can be fundamental abilities that can be transferred. I believe my previous work has helped me developed three abilities which are important: thinking well, writing well, and speaking well. This is especially true now. Since the end of the financial crisis, people in the profession have realized that the Masters in Business Administration is too narrowly focused, and many top heads are modifying their courses to encourage critical thinking, as well as more "soft skills" that may prove useful. 2) What is the role of the Strategy group within your company? read more Media files: preview (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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