Welcome to another episode of The Thinking Leader podcast, brought to you by Red Team Thinking. In this episode, Bryce Hoffman talks with Zia Zaman, CEO and innovator, about the use of mathematics to make better decisions in times of high risk in an increasingly uncertain world – where everyone's affected.
 
Zia Zaman is the CEO of Soteria, previously served as the CIO for MetLife, the CEO of LumenLab, and led the marketing strategy for FAST which culminated in a $1.2 billion acquisition by Microsoft. Zia has spoken at WEF Davos, IIF, Global Summit for Women, Milken, InsurTech Connect, and UN Women. He currently sits on the Board of the Energy Market Authority of Singapore.
 
Top 10 Takeaways:
 
01:37 The amount of uncertainty leaders are facing today is only increasing
 
02:11 Every job function has become a more data-driven function
 
05:06 A metaphor from ice hockey – “Pulling the goalie”
 
07:13 The Poisson model vs. the Markov model
 
14:35 Patrick Roy vs. Viktor Tikhonov
 
17:00 Malcolm Gladwell and the “Pull the goalie” concept
 
22:00 The Asness-Brown Model
 
24:53 Applying this approach to investment strategy
 
25:39 “Pulling the goalie” in business
 
32:52 “Pulling the goalie” in public health
 
 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
“Coach Markov Pulls Goalie Poisson,” by Zia Zaman
Poisson Model
Markov Model
Asness-Brown Model, “Pulling the Goalie: Hockey and Investment Implications”
Revisionist History, a Podcast by Malcolm Gladwell
Patrick Roy
Viktor Tikhonov
 
 
 
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