The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.

I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.

When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is multiple expansion is an outcome, not a strategy.

Mom was a housewife; Dad was an accountant. They taught me a lot about the value of working hard.

Sports have always been a really important part of how I energize myself, as well as how I relax. I spend a lot of my spare time with my family playing tennis, biking and rollerblading.

Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me.

Endorphins are a very powerful thing.