However, Lew became increasingly numbers focused, serving as the Associate Director for Legislative Affairs and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget and later, the managing director of Citi Global Wealth Management and chief operating officer Citigroup Alternative Investments.

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When the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund finally takes office, he might give more than passing thought to his predecessor's parting words.

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Allen Adamson is managing director of the New York office of Landor Associates, a brand consulting and design firm.

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When he was making the daily commute to the office, and, as a managing director in charge of sales, frequently hosting business dinners, Iichiro had been under the impression that his wife was spending all of her time, apart from shopping for daily needs, at home.

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Chuck Pappalardo, the managing director of executive recruiting firm Trilogy Search suggests a variation on the office politics question that could reveal similar rifts and alliances without direct questioning.

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"The importance of having a break from work shouldn't be underestimated, " says Office Angels managing director Paul Jacobs.

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