Saturday, May 8, 2010

Meeting with George Soros

For those of you who are just had a small heart attack reading the subject heading, yes, Rob and I had a one on one meeting with George Soros today for almost an hour.

The meeting went fabulously. The team prepared us very well with notes, pointers -- everything. (Thank you SJ! Also a big thank you to Natalia, Susie, Natalie and Mona who all pulled together for this meeting with research, powerpoints etc.)

My opening line was from Shijie's notes -- 'IIX is an evolution in capital markets that will help us pursue social justice and public interest more efficiently' -- we had Soros right there.

It was then 45 minutes of great discussion with a brilliant mind. No power points, no paper -- just back and forth -- simulating, exciting discussion.

He liked our approach -- holistic and focused on wrapping stock exchange with social justice. We talked about the various details of IIX and he wants us to talk more with his colleagues.

He is a very kind man with the most intelligent eyes. He is sharp, curious and to the point. I really liked him.

What an amazing experience it was. I can't wait to get him more involved in creating this next revolution with the stock market but this time for social good...