Season 4, Episode 4 · Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick
You Can’t Engineer the Timing: Ron O’Hanley
29 Sep 2026 · 31 min
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State Street CEO Ron O’Hanley reflects on the career opportunity he initially turned down before changing his mind, and why it taught him that you can engineer opportunities but seldom their timing. He also discusses curiosity, leadership, mistakes and the decisions that shaped his career.
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