Dr. Jeff Tsai teaches Operations Management. His real name is Tsai Hui-Liang.
He's published four books, the first of which was under the aegis of his 
graduate program mentor. This first book is a comparative analysis of 
monetary policy in several countries. The weird thing is that I mentioned the 
current brewings in US monetary policy re: Greenspan vs. Bernanke, but he didn't
bat an eye. I guess monetary isn't interesting to him anymore. 

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After class, we talked a bit about pedagogy. He has a hard time getting kids
interested in the material. It doesn't help that when students express 
math-anxiety, he urges students to challenge themselves. Next class, I'll ask
him if he's ever listened to Feynman's lectures. Granted, it takes a great of
intellectual dexterity to do what Feynman did, but it's a worthy goal. 

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We also talked about investing. He invests in high volatility mutual funds for
the long haul. I talked about Philip Fisher's 'Developing an Investment 
Philosophy' to see if he's organized his thoughts around investing. Next week, 
I'll prod further into his investment strategy, asking lots of why questions.

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I very much need to read some books on interviewing. 

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