"Good morning. Having met many leaders, I've found two qualities that distinguish those who stand out: curiosity and the courage to make bold decisions. They look for opportunities to learn and have a sense of mission in what they do. Two people who come to mind are former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman and Oscar Health CEO Mark Bertolini, both of whom now have new roles at Verizon."
"Schulman yesterday became Verizon's new CEO, while Bertolini was elected board chair. Former CEO Hans Vestberg will stay on as a special advisor to focus on integrating the $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications. One former colleague, Denise Leonhard (who is now Zelle CEO), credits Schulman with creating a culture of fun and shared mission that enabled PayPal to turn around."
"I first met Bertolini when he was CEO of Aetna, where he pioneered the use of digital health tools and raised the minimum wage by 33%. In his two-plus years as CEO of Oscar Health, he's driven strong growth in membership, share price, net promoter scores and revenue, though not yet profits. After spending his first 10 weeks with a different team every day, he told co-founder Josh Kushner that"
Dan Schulman became Verizon's new CEO and Mark Bertolini was elected board chair. Hans Vestberg will remain as a special advisor to focus on integrating the $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications. Curiosity and the courage to make bold decisions are highlighted as qualities that distinguish standout leaders. Schulman's experience includes nine years as PayPal CEO, founding CEO of Virgin Mobile, and nearly two decades at AT&T. Bertolini pioneered digital health tools at Aetna, raised its minimum wage by 33%, and at Oscar Health drove membership, share-price and revenue gains though not yet profitability. OpenAI's finances do not yet add up and markets were broadly up.
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