Joining the chorus of other CEOs, former Goldman Sachs leader Lloyd Blankfein is dispelling the myth that an Ivy League degree or supreme intellect is a prerequisite for success. It’s a pattern he’s witnessed through his decades-long career in banking, rising to the top of the C-suite at one of the biggest banks in the world.
“I’ve met people who’ve worked hard, who’ve done well, who had lucky opportunities—and give them credit, they took advantage of those opportunities—but they weren’t geniuses,” Blankfein recently told CNBC International. “They just applied themselves, they had their ears open, they had curiosity about the environment around them, and they saw things, and they went through little doors that other people wouldn’t have seen.”
