The reluctant leader

The reluctant leader

Paul Sweeting Paul Sweeting

Paul Sweeting

Senior Advisor at Hassana Investment Company President-elect of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Honorary Professor of Actuarial Science at the University of Kent

发布日期: 2017年11月27日
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This summer I took over as head of actuarial science at the University of Kent. I have to admit, part of me was not looking forward to this.  I returned to full-time academia to teach and to carry out research, not to get involved in management and administration. However, to my surprise, I’m finding it very rewarding...

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