Ruth Porat Quotes

“Businesses perform better when you have diversity of view in your senior leadership positions. This is not just the right thing to do socially; it's the right thing to do for your business.”

“The most valuable thing you can have as a leader is clear data.”

“If you continue to plow ahead in something that is OK, you will miss the opportunity to do something that is great.”

“I hate the term 'work-life balance.' I think it's a setup, and it's a trap for all of us.”

“One of the biggest problems women have is they work really hard and put their heads down and assume hard work gets noticed. And hard work for the wrong boss does not get noticed.”

“The wealth disparity between the lowest and the highest continues to expand, and that's inappropriate.”

“When I started, there were very few women at the managing director level and very few who had families, which is something that was important to me.”

“If the door is nailed shut, and you're 'Leaning In,' you're just going to get bruised and battered.”

“Liquidity is oxygen for a financial system.”

“I have seen too many people in my career think that there is some natural progression to life, with certain career milestones preceding whatever you may want in your personal life.”

“Since 1987, there are now many more of us at the higher levels with families, so I think, as role models, we are encouraging more women to stay within banking and rise up through the ranks.”

“The most valuable thing you can have as a leader is clear data.”

“If you continue to plow ahead in something that is OK, you will miss the opportunity to do something that is great.”

“I hate the term 'work-life balance.' I think it's a setup, and it's a trap for all of us.”

“One of the biggest problems women have is they work really hard and put their heads down and assume hard work gets noticed.”

“Liquidity is oxygen for a financial system.”

“The wealth disparity between the lowest and the highest continues to expand, and that's inappropriate.”

“When I started, there were very few women at the managing director level and very few who had families.”

“If the door is nailed shut, and you're 'Leaning In,' you're just going to get bruised and battered.”

“I have seen too many people in my career think that there is some natural progression to life.”

“Since 1987, there are now many more of us at the higher levels with families.”

“It's been invigorating being back on the West Coast, being at Alphabet, because there is so much innovation.”

“Identify vulnerability and protect against it in the good days.”