Investing In Integrity
Welcome to Investing In Integrity by Scholars of Finance. SOF is a rapidly growing organization on a mission to inspire character and integrity in the finance leaders of tomorrow. If you’re an investor, finance professional, or student aspiring to make an impact with capital, this podcast is for you. Investing In Integrity is a compilation of conversations and interviews with leading minds in finance that will help you learn how you can make finance a force for good.
Episodes
Pierre Sarrau is the Chief Risk Officer of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, with more than $15.5 trillion in assets under management. He sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee, chairs its Enterprise Risk Committee, and leads the team responsible for keeping that capital safe for the firm and clients worldwide.
In this episode of Investing In Integrity, our host Ross Overline and Pierre trace his path from ...
The future depends on who leads it.
For Episode 100 of Investing In Integrity, Ross steps away from the guest interviews for a solo conversation about a question he believes is becoming increasingly consequential for finance — and for society: Who is going to allocate the world's capital?
Ross took inspiration from Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and thought deeply about the forces reshaping our economic system. Capita...
In this episode of Investing in Integrity, Ross Overline sits down with Mark Keating, EVP and Global Head of Strategic Finance at State Street — one of the largest financial institutions in the world, with roughly $50T in assets under custody and 15% of the world's daily financial transactions running through its infrastructure.
Mark and Ross discuss what it means to build a career of lasting impact inside...
Our first-ever podcast guest, John Taft, returns nearly 100 episodes later. John is a Vice Chair of Baird. He was previously the CEO of RBC's U.S. wealth management business through the Great Financial Crisis, overseeing nearly 7,000 employees and almost $300 billion in assets. He chaired SIFMA, the leading securities industry trade association, and testified before Congress during the post-crisis reforms.
John has spent more...
Ben Choi has spent three decades across the technology ecosystem—as a product leader, founder, and venture investor—and today serves as a senior leader at Next Legacy Partners, where he helps oversee $3.5B+ invested across premier venture capital firms and early-stage startups.
In this episode of Investing in Integrity, our host Ross Overline and Ben navigate the intersection of venture capital, phil...
David Roberts spent nearly four decades in finance—starting on Wall Street in 1983 and joining Angelo Gordon in 1993, when the firm was a 15-person shop managing about $300M. By the time he left, the firm managed roughly $50B in assets, and David contributed to that growth by helping build and launch several of the firm’s businesses. After retiring, he created Sparks From Culture, a widely read Substack, which provides ...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and Co-founder of Scholars of Finance, welcomes Stephen Philipson, Vice Chair and Head of Wealth, Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking at U.S. Bank, America’s fifth-largest bank, to unpack how principled leadership shapes modern finance.
Stephen shares how embracing calculated risk, most notably during the 2009 crisis, can accelerate lo...
In this episode, our host and CEO, Ross Overline, reflects on what Scholars of Finance built in 2025—and what 2026 demands from finance leaders in a rapidly changing world.
Released on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this episode starts with a question that sits at the heart of SOF’s mission: What kind of society are we trying to build—and what responsibility does capital carry in it? From there, Ross shares a clear lo...
In this second Best Of compilation, our team distilled the most powerful insights from 2025, and some from 2024—of Investing in Integrity. Spanning leadership, culture, and purpose-driven finance and investing, this special edition brings together defining moments from more than 40 conversations with some of the world’s most thoughtful executives, investors, and builders.
Rather than a simple highlight reel, this episode...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, welcomes Jennifer James, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations & Marketing at Thoma Bravo, to uncover how one of the world’s largest software-focused private equity firms grew from $8B to over $180B in AUM while staying true to its core values. Jen...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, welcomes Jonathan Weiss, former CEO of Corporate and Investment Bank at Wells Fargo, and former MD of JPMorgan Chase, to reflect on leadership, trust, and ethics across a 45-year career in finance. From his unlikely start as a romance languages major to leading a $20B business, Weiss shares le...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, welcomes Steve Ellis, Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund at TPG Capital, a global investment firm with $269 billion in assets under management. As leader of the RISE Fund, the world’s largest impact investing platform, Ellis shares how purpose and profit can reinforce each other. He unpacks the Colinearity Princi...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, welcomes Pamela Alexander, MD, and Head of Corporate Citizenship at KKR & Co. Inc., for an insightful conversation on the future of corporate philanthropy. Together, they explore how finance professionals can balance business objectives with meaningful social impact. Pamela shares her journey in shaping KKR’s g...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, welcomes Chris Lyons, President of Web3 Media at a16z Crypto, a division of Andreessen Horowitz. Chris shares his journey from music producer to tech investor and cultural connector, offering a rare perspective on how culture and innovation intersect in venture capital.
You’ll learn why mentorship extends beyo...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, welcomes Bill George, Legendary Business leader and former CEO of Medtronic, Harvard Business School professor, and board member at Goldman Sachs, for a candid conversation on authentic leadership in finance. Drawing on decades of executive and boardroom experience, Bill highlights why integrity, emotional intelligence, ...
In this timely episode of Investing in Integrity, CEO Ross Overline addresses the political violence that has shaken our nation.
Ross issues a powerful call to action for leaders in finance: at a time when division runs deep, we must embody compassion and humility—and actively invest in healing our democracy. With influence and resources comes responsibility, and our country urgently needs leaders willing to de-polarize, ...
This episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast features Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, as a special guest on the Mission Matters Marketing podcast with host Adam Torres. Join Ross as he shares the journey of Scholars of Finance (SOF), from a small college project with 40 students to a movement impacting over 7,000 future finance leaders across 60+ universities.
We discuss how finance and managing...
In this solo episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, offers a thoughtful exploration of leadership, purpose, and principled decision-making in uncertain times. Drawing from his conversations with finance leaders and students, Ross unpacks how values like contentment, gratitude, generosity, and intellectual curiosity help guard against greed and hubris in the finance i...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, sits down with Brett Hagler. Brett is a social entrepreneur, CEO, and co-founder of New Story, a pioneering organization tackling global homelessness through capitalism.
You will learn how Brett is transforming traditional philanthropy into sustainable, market-based solutions that serve vulnerable populations while delive...
In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, sits down with Britt Harris. Britt is a legendary investor, financial leader, and coach. He has managed over $500 billion in AUM over his career.
You will learn why true leadership in finance goes beyond technical expertise—it requires wisdom, integrity, and a commitment to serving ...
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