What is your Definition of Learning?

Henry Paulson (Former US Secretary of the Treasury & CEO, Goldman Sachs)


Paulson discusses how there is no single best way of learning and that everyone needs to find the approach to learning that works for them. He talks about how he mainly learns by doing and by listening and watching experts, whether he is out birding with his wife or saltwater fly fishing with a guide, or working on his next book. Paulson explains how writing and having to explain something to others takes learning to another whole level even if you think you know the subject inside and out.

Henry Paulson

Former US Secretary of the Treasury & CEO, Goldman Sachs Henry M. Paulson, Jr. is the Chairman of The Paulson Institute, a non-partisan “think and do” institution working to advance global environmental protection and sustainable economic growth in the United States and China, while promoting broader understanding between the two countries. Previously, Paulson served as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. Prior to that, he had a thirty-two year career at Goldman Sachs, serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Earlier in his career, Paulson was a member of the White House Domestic Council as well as a Staff Assistant at the Pentagon.

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Henry Paulson

Former US Secretary of the Treasury & CEO, Goldman Sachs

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. is the Chairman of The Paulson Institute, a non-partisan “think and do” institution working to advance global environmental protection and sustainable economic growth in the United States and China, while promoting broader understanding between the two countries.

Previously, Paulson served as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. Prior to that, he had a thirty-two year career at Goldman Sachs, serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Earlier in his career, Paulson was a member of the White House Domestic Council as well as a Staff Assistant at the Pentagon.

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