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May 27, 2025 78 mins
Our teacher today is Katie Koch. Katie is the President and CEO of the TCW Group, a storied firm with over 200 billion in assets under management and a fascinating 50-year legacy as a pioneer in the investment industry. Katie just took the TCW reins in 2023 after more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs. She joined Goldman right after college as the self-proclaimed least capable person in the firm and rose to become chief investment officer of their 300-billion-dollar public equity business.  Please enjoy our class with the wonderful force multiplier, Katie Koch. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here. ----- Joys of Compounding is a property of Pine Grove Studios in collaboration with Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Art of Investing, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.  Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here. Follow us on Twitter: @ArtofInvest | @Buhrman_Rick  | @PaulBuser | @JoinColossus Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). Show Notes (00:00:00) Welcome to Art of Investing (00:02:38) First Question - ‘What Choice Would You Make If You Knew You Would Not Fail?’ (00:05:00) Katie's Childhood and Lessons from Parents (00:13:24) Her Experience at the University of Notre Dame (00:24:15) Katie's 20-Year Career at Goldman Sachs (00:36:16) The Importance of Mentorship and Sponsorship (00:41:18) Building Meaningful Relationships for Career Growth (00:43:24) The Transition from Goldman to TCW (00:48:15) The Importance of Humility and Collaboration in Leadership (01:01:35) The Significance of Diversity in Investment Firms (01:07:30) The Role of a CEO and Building a Successful Team (01:10:42) Transitioning from Investor to Operational Leadership (01:12:06) Differentiating an Investment Organization (01:15:59) Balancing Family and Career
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