3 ms·

Prior to joining SVB, CEO Gentile was CFO for Lehman Brothers GIB - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35110431 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35110431

• sschueller 4y ago
  He left Lehman Brothers 1 year before the 2008 collapse so I don't think you can connect anything here.
  • tcbawo 4y ago
    The seeds of Lehman’s collapse were planted years before its eventual collapse. Pushing the envelope as far as one can get away with (literally) seems to be the key to success as a banking executive.
  • iancmceachern 4y ago
    Funny, I come to the exact opposite conclusion given that information