Rob Langrick, CFA, CIPM, is the General Manager of the CFA Program. He was previously Head of Practice Analysis, overseeing annual curriculum updates to the CFA Program.
Before joining CFA Institute, he lead Bloomberg’s finance education division, where he built and launched Bloomberg’s certification product. He began his career as a sell-side equity research analyst in London and, after earning his MBA from Dartmouth worked in the private equity diligence unit of Bain & Company in New York.
In today’s episode:
(00:22) Intro;
(00:48) Welcoming Rob;
(01:00) The worst financial model Rob has ever seen ;
(02:33) Rob’s key learning experience from the worst financial model ;
(04:20) Rob’s background;
(06:28) Rob’s experience as an Equity Analyst;
(08:53) What motivated Rob to move into Education;
(10:27) What lead Rob to join the CFA Institute;
(11:55) Roles Rob had at CFA;
(14:33 - 15:19) Validate your Financial Modeling Skills with FMI’s Accreditation Program (ad);
(15:20) Changes to the Practical Skills Modules;
(16:43) People’s response to change;
(19:20) Changes apart from Practical Skills;
(22:22) The main benefit to Charter Holders;
(24:55) Experience with FMI;
(26:24) Why is it important for everyone in finance to learn the basics of financial modeling ;
(28:33) Rapid Fire;
(32:47) Advice to college students;
(34:27) Connect with Rob;