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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Genesis
About This Book
The Financial Industry and the Power of Networks
Applying the Lens of Network Science: Systems Thinking
Crisis Alert
Author’s Note
Chapter 1: The Financial Universe: An Innately Human System
The Stratosphere of Power: Davos
The Orbit of the Financial Elite: The Gravitational Force of Networks
The Financial System: Applying the Lens of Network Science
The Human Factor: The Power of Personal Connections
Introduction: Meet the “Superhubs”
Fault Lines: The Fragility of Our Financial System
Chapter 2: Superhubs: The Financial Elite and Their Networks
The Superhub Prototype: Hedge Fund Titan George Soros
A Blueprint for Networks: Nodes, Hubs, and Superhubs—Bankers, Executives, and CEOs
Financial Superhubs: Network Equals Networth
Network Geography: Location Matters
Location: Reputation Matters,
Reputation: Access Matters
Access: Social Capital Matters
Chapter 3: The Links That Connect Superhubs: Money, Information, and Opportunities
Network Nucleus: Larry Fink
Network Power: Money
The Printing Presses: Central Banks
Federal Reserve Chairman: In Charge of the World’s Reserve Currency
Central Bank of Central Banks: The Bank for International Settlements
A Primer on Banks: Regular and Shadow Banks
The Perpetual Crisis Manager: The International Monetary Fund
Network Currency: Information
The Influence of Personal Connections
Information Access and Proximity
The Benefit of Connections in Tumultuous Times
Thought Leaders—Superhubs of Valuable Information
Network Investments: Social Capital
Money + Information + Social Capital = Infinite Opportunities
Chapter 4: The Matrix: Decoding the Superhub Dna
The Alpha Personality: Jamie Dimon
EQ: Connecting Emotionally
Master Closers: Steve Schwarzman
Inquiring Minds
Inventing Ideologies
The Cult of Failure
CEOs—Chief Ego Officers: Bill Gross
On a Monomaniacal Mission: Ray Dalio
Chapter 5: Homophily: Similarity Breeds Connection
The Charitable Superhub Network: The Robin Hood Gala
A Law of Nature: Why the Rich Get Richer
Global Conquest: The Transnational Financial Elite
Meeting of the Minds: Circle of Trust
The Hegemony of Homogeneity
The IQ Elite: A Master’s Degree in Networking
Network Plutocracy: “The Old Boys’ Club”
That’s Rich: Superhubs and Super-Riches
The “Flocking Effect”: The Superhub Habitat
Chapter 6: Executive Networking: Relational Capital
The Superhub of Superhubs: Klaus Schwab
Friends with Benefits: Capital Networks = Network Capital
More an Art than a Science: Attraction + Interaction = Transaction
Digital Bits versus Human Touch
Beyond Networking: How to Win Friends and Influence People
The Alchemy of Chemistry: Charm Offensive
The Lords of Networks and Their Creations
Negative Notions on Networking
Think Tanks: Network Motherboards
INET: Connecting the Connected at Bretton Woods
Chapter 7: Members Only: The Exclusive Networking Platforms of the Global Super-Elite
A Dinner of Consequence: Attack on the Euro
Conspiracy Theories: An Explanation for Attempted Explanations
Why Networks Need Platforms: Connectivity
The Annual Power Circuit: Dispatch from Davos
The Global Financial Power Center: The International Monetary Fund
Washington, D.C.: The Financial Shadow Capital
IMF Meetings in Istanbul: Dancing on the Titanic
Power Summit: The Bilderberg Conference
Stealth Power: Family Office Gatherings
Feeding Off Power: Power Lunches
Power Workout: Networking, Working, and Working Out
“Superhub-Nobbing”: Private Parties
The Higher Purpose of Networking: The Charity Circuit
Chapter 8: Opportunity Costs: The Downside of the Upside
Missing Out on Memorable Moments
Stress Test: When Being a Superhub Is Not So Super
Married to Their Jobs: Work-Family Life Imbalance
Media Madness: Living Under a Microscope
Super-Sick: Paying the Ultimate Price
Clash of the Titans: Close Combat and Coups d’État
Triumph and Defeat: A Turbulent Career
Chapter 9: “Womenomics”: The Missing Link
The Gender Gap: Women Missing in Action
The Access Gap: Exclusive Means Excluding
The Networking Gap: Schmooze or Lose
The Assessment Gap: Performance versus Potential
The Wage Gap: Selling Women Short
The Failure Gap: Demoting Promotions
The Mentoring Gap: Missing Out on Mentoring
The Sexism Gap: The Wolves of Wall Street on the Prowl
The Resilience Gap: Male Might and Female Feebleness
Closing the Gender Gap: Superhub Christine Lagarde
Chapter 10: Revolving Superhubs: Creating Network Monopolies
Psychological Kidnapping
The Revolving Door
The Oscillating Megahub: Robert Rubin
Open Doors: Tony Blair
Cross-Connections: Cooperating Constructively in Times of Crises
Launching a President
“Legalized Corruption”: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Purchasing Political Protection
Relationship Power: Diffusing the Euro Time Bomb
Super-Entity: The Capitalist Network That Runs the World
Chapter 11: De-Linked: Expulsion and Comeback
Sent into Exile: Dick Fuld
Shock-Resistant: Larry Summers’s Network
Meteoric Rise
Against All Odds
The Bull in Charge of the China Shop
Den of Thieves: Mike Milken
Complete Network Collapse: Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Ponzi Schemes and Sex Scandals: Buddy Fletcher and Ellen Pao
Omni-Connected: Michael Klein
Chapter 12: Super-Crash: “Executive Contagion”
The Crash of a Titan: John Meriwether
The Big Picture: Capitalism in Crisis
Debt and Financialization
Wealth Gap and Inequality
Globalization Winners versus Globalization Losers
Approaching the Tipping Point
When an Irresistible Force Meets an Immovable Object: Brexit
The Next Crisis: Systemic Failure and Contagion
The Culprit: The Superhubs or the System?
Disequilibrium: Superhubs Preventing the System from Correcting Itself
“Executive Contagion”: Executives Becoming Super-Spreaders of Risk 216
Averting Collapse: Thinking Differently
The Growth Premise: A Paradox?
Culture: The Value of Our Values
Recalibrating the System: Revolution or Evolution?
The Law and Ethics
Corporate Culture: Psychological Detachment and Willful Blindness
Incentives
A Sense of Purpose: Creating Value for Society
An “Evolving Revolution”
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Notes
Index
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