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Graham Duncan is the co-founder of East Rock Capital, a multi-family office investment firm that manages $2 billion for a small number of families and their charitable foundations. Before starting East Rock 14 years ago, Graham worked at two other investment firms and started his career by co-founding an independent Wall Street research firm. Graham graduated from Yale with a B.A. in ethics, politics, and economics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves as co-chair of the SOHN Conference Foundation, which funds pediatric cancer research.

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Graham Duncan on Tribal Leadership
"Has looked at thousands of organizations and puts them into categories."

Graham Duncan on The Tools
"[Has] a bunch of good hacks in there that I like."

Graham Duncan on The Advantage
"I vote for [this book (as best business book of all time)]."

Graham Duncan on Discover Your Inner Economist
"Talks about cultural billionaires."

Graham Duncan on The Culture Code
"[The author looks] at a bunch of different cultures. Pixar, Navy SEALs, [etc...] And he’s looking for patterns among what makes people disproportionately effective as a culture."

Graham Duncan on The Whole-Brain Child
Graham Duncan mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Graham Duncan on Finite and Infinite Games
"I like [this book] which has been going around a lot."

Graham Duncan on The Highly Sensitive Person
Graham Duncan mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Graham Duncan on In Over Our Heads
"Argues adults develop—and make sense of reality—in five discrete phases."

Graham Duncan on The Aspirational Investor
"I really like this somewhat obscure book [by the guy] who runs Jim Simons’ family office."

Graham Duncan on Making Sense of People
"Has had a big impact on my thinking, and I sometimes give a copy to people in the midst of hiring someone or even deciding whether to get engaged."

Graham Duncan on Changing on the Job
"For people interested in learning more about [Robert Kegan's adult development] model, I recommend [this book]."

Graham Duncan on Breakfast at the Victory
Graham Duncan mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Graham Duncan on A Mind at Home with Itself
Graham Duncan mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

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