After serving in the Korean War, I actually started working towards a master's degree in finance.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was with a special services unit in the Korean war, and when I got out, the biggest thing I got was a GI scholarship.
I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.
My expertise was in public finance, particularly corporate taxation, since I had worked at the US Treasury.
I had a degree in economics but also thought of myself as a musician.
When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.
Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.
You have got to be the masters of your own financial future.
I was going to get a degree in economics and be a teacher. But I couldn't afford to pay for the education. So I just got the MBA and not the doctorate. I loved it at Bain, and I've been there ever since.
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.