October 30, 2024
Solving Problems with Spreadsheets, Conviction and Empathy
Todd Thorsen, who overhauled the 401(k) plan while at Medtronic, says ‘cognitive empathy’ is key to collaboration. Todd Thorsen’s 27-year career in corporate finance and investing has not been carefully choreographed. “I’d love to say there was a master plan, but there really isn’t for me,” he says in the in the latest Strategic Finance Lab podcast available on Apple and Spotify. “It’s kind of happenstance and chasing the interesting things—that’s kind of driven my career.” The road he took includes stints at General Mills,…