Episode 17 | Lawrence K. Fish

Inspired By Example is a podcast about leadership — purpose, passion and pivotal moments that change a life of meaning. In this episode, Will and Rich's guest is Lawrence K. Fish, former Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, someone with a remarkable record of leadership in business, philanthropy, arts, education and more. 

During his 17 year tenure in charge of Citizens, CFG grew 30 fold and became one of the 10 largest commercial bank holding companies in the US.

Outsideof banking, Larry recently retired as Chairman of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the largest educational publishing company in the US, and sits on the board of trustees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also an honorary trustee of the Brookings Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he is a retired board director of the iconic luxury brand Tiffany and Co. and of Textron, a leading global multi-industry company with brands including Cessna, Beechcraft and Bell Helicopter.

Larry also chairs Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a Boston-area nonprofit providing services to runaway, homeless and high-risk youth, and the Fish Family Foundation, which administers the Japan Women’s Leadership initiative founded by Larry’s wife, Atsuko

About the hosts:

Rich is co-founder of Alignd, an intuitive SaaS platform that simplifies how teams turn strategy into action. He's also a podcaster (The Age Old Question), a musician (The Sweet Remains) and a husband and father of five boys.

Will is founder of Next Frontier Capital, a VC-firm headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. He’s passionate about supporting entrepreneurs to create companies of impact, utility and value. He's an outdoorsman, a soccer fan, husband and father of two sons. 

This podcast is presented by Alignd and Next Frontier Capital.