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Originally Aired Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

A CFO's Guide to Leadership in a Crisis

Lessons from 2008 to Today

In unprecedented times, experience and wisdom are more important than ever. Catalant co-CEO Rob Biederman hosted Debbie Simpson, Senior Partner and Managing Director at BCG, for a discussion about the lessons she learned from the 2008 financial crisis. As the former CFO of BCG, Simpson was part of a leadership team that led the organization through that downturn and into a period of unmatched growth.

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About Rob Biederman

Rob Biederman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Catalant Technologies, the market leader enabling companies to get from strategy to execution, faster. More than 30 percent of the Fortune 100 use Catalant’s best practices and platform to frictionlessly access and deploy talent, ranging from employees to over 60,000 independent consultants and 1,000 boutique firms in Catalant’s Expert Marketplace.

Prior to founding Catalant, Biederman was a private equity investor at Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital, where he focused on the healthcare and high-tech industries. In these roles, he served as an advisor to and collaborator with both public and private management teams on topics including organic growth, competitive strategy, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, and financing strategy. Biederman graduated from Princeton University and from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar.

About Debbie Simpson

Debbie Simpson is a member of Boston Consulting Group's Executive Committee, Operating Committee, and other core management teams. She is responsible for BCG's global finance function and financial matters, and she leads the firm's global functions. Debbie joined BCG in 2001 and served as chief financial officer from 2007 to 2018.

Prior to joining BCG, Debbie worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 16 years—nine as a partner. She led the Northeast region's international tax team for several years and served on the U.S. Board of Directors