Lindy Li

I can't.

I can't.

I can't.

I was an investment banker at that time, Morgan Stanley.

I was an investment banker at that time, Morgan Stanley.

I was an investment banker at that time, Morgan Stanley.

Yes, Morgan Stanley.

Yes, Morgan Stanley.

Yes, Morgan Stanley.

Yeah. I hated Wall Street. It was so empty. People just didn't really give a shit about anything but money.

Yeah. I hated Wall Street. It was so empty. People just didn't really give a shit about anything but money.

Yeah. I hated Wall Street. It was so empty. People just didn't really give a shit about anything but money.

Oh, I think I skipped a major part. Well, I was the first woman at Princeton to be elected president all four years. And that gave me the confidence to do whatever I wanted. Like, I just knew that I... So at age 17, I was knocking on hundreds of doors and getting rejected and, you know... spit on and vilified, but that gave me the resilience to just keep going.

Oh, I think I skipped a major part. Well, I was the first woman at Princeton to be elected president all four years. And that gave me the confidence to do whatever I wanted. Like, I just knew that I... So at age 17, I was knocking on hundreds of doors and getting rejected and, you know... spit on and vilified, but that gave me the resilience to just keep going.

Oh, I think I skipped a major part. Well, I was the first woman at Princeton to be elected president all four years. And that gave me the confidence to do whatever I wanted. Like, I just knew that I... So at age 17, I was knocking on hundreds of doors and getting rejected and, you know... spit on and vilified, but that gave me the resilience to just keep going.

And let me tell you, you know, Steve Carell, he was a graduation speaker that day for my graduation and it was raining. It's online. On graduation day, the dean of the university told me not to give my speech because of the rain. I told Steve that. I said, they're not going to let me give my speech. I've waited for this year for four years. And Steve told me, you're on live TV.

And let me tell you, you know, Steve Carell, he was a graduation speaker that day for my graduation and it was raining. It's online. On graduation day, the dean of the university told me not to give my speech because of the rain. I told Steve that. I said, they're not going to let me give my speech. I've waited for this year for four years. And Steve told me, you're on live TV.

And let me tell you, you know, Steve Carell, he was a graduation speaker that day for my graduation and it was raining. It's online. On graduation day, the dean of the university told me not to give my speech because of the rain. I told Steve that. I said, they're not going to let me give my speech. I've waited for this year for four years. And Steve told me, you're on live TV.

If you go up, they can't pull you back down. So that's what I did. That day, I had won re-election as alumni president, so they had to call me up. And when I went up, I gave my whole speech, whole speech, not a word. Not a word except missing. And Steve was right. And I got a standing ovation because of that speech. And that was the moment I knew I was born to do this.

If you go up, they can't pull you back down. So that's what I did. That day, I had won re-election as alumni president, so they had to call me up. And when I went up, I gave my whole speech, whole speech, not a word. Not a word except missing. And Steve was right. And I got a standing ovation because of that speech. And that was the moment I knew I was born to do this.