24CASE STUDYFly High, Dive Deep

An Interview with Fred Hassan, Managing Director and Partner at Warburg Pincus, LLC

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How would you characterize or describe your most important mentor?

My most important mentor was a gentleman who hired me for my first job in the pharmaceutical industry. He was a very senior executive. He was vice president of finance and a very knowledgeable and good person.

 

What were the traits you found most instrumental to your mentor’s work with you?

First of all, he was caring. He cared to build people around him. He cared to build a team, so the team could also mentor each other. He created this mentoring atmosphere, which ...

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