Caryn Seidman-Becker

My parents did of me.

My grandparents certainly did who were immigrants.

So I had no fear of failure because there wasn't too far down to go.

My uncle, who was an investment banker, lived in New York City his whole life.

And I would come here from Maryland and he would take me places.

And I just thought he was the smartest, most interesting man.

And

I love the movie Working Girl and Let the River Run and the coach briefcase and the coffee and the Wall Street Journal.

That's what I wanted.

So that's what I was going to do.

And I think I have blinders on when I'm focused on something.

So whether it be pro forma EBITDA or learning the Herfindahl index when you're in risk arbitrage, I believe that everything X a few really scientific things are learnable.

And now with AI, I'm not sure what's not learnable.

I actually just signed up for an AI design class that I haven't fully immersed myself in yet.

But I just think life is about curiosity and I'm a lifelong learner and I have no fear of not getting it and no fear of asking questions.

My grandfather, who was my idol, Hyman Seidman, came to the U.S.

at 17 years old in 1922.

There's actually enormous documentation about him coming here.

He almost got sent back.

Most of his family stayed in Eastern Europe and ultimately died.