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A Banker's Journey
- How Edmond J. Safra Built a Global Financial Empire
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
In A Banker's Journey, financial journalist and historian Daniel Gross, who, like Edmond Safra, traces his heritage to Aleppo, Syria, reconstructs the public life of an intensely private man. With exclusive access to Safra's personal archives, Gross tracks the banker's remarkable journey from Beirut to Milan, São Paulo, Geneva, and New York—to the pinnacle of global finance.
Edmond Safra was fifteen in 1947, when his father sent him to establish a presence in Milan, Italy. Fluent in six languages, and with an eye for value, managing risk, and personal potential, Safra was in perpetual motion until his tragic death in 1999. The modern, global financial empire he built was based on timeless principles: a banker must protect his depositors and avoid excessive leverage and risk. In an age of busts and bailouts, Safra posted remarkable returns while rarely suffering a credit loss.
From a young age, Safra assumed the mantle of leadership in the Syrian-Lebanese Jewish community, providing personal aid, supporting the communities that formed in exile, and championing Sephardic religious and educational efforts in Israel and around the world. Safra's life of achievement in the twentieth century offers enduring lessons for those seeking to make their way in the twenty-first century. He inspired generations to make the world a better place.
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- Rafael Navarro Couri
- 14-06-23
Great biography
Such an incredible and unmissable story and piece of work, worth the reading/listening; five star!
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- evanvrs
- 23-05-23
Exceptional man
A titan of the 20th. Century and a gentleman all the way. An inspiring life combining commitment to his roots and Jewish community, building empires on 3 continents and demonstrating that you can do business on a handshake. Great story, entertaining read.
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