In the early 2000s, Josh Simon was fresh out of Harvard and working his first corporate job at the Walt Disney Company. As the most junior person on his team, he didn’t expect much interaction with Disney’s CEO, Michael Eisner.
But Simon had a skill that came in handy: Having written for The Harvard Crimson, he knew a thing or two about editing. So when his boss sent him an op-ed Eisner had written and asked what he thought, Simon didn’t simply send back a few thoughts. He took out his red pen and rewrote it.
