2007 2011 Chief Financial Officer Management 
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 21, 2014
Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. He acquired large blocks of stock in companies as varied as Apple, Biogen, Time Warner, U.S.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2014
In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.
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