Risktory: The Story Of Risk

You’ve heard me talk all year about the agnostic nature of risk management, as a discipline. As recently as three weeks ago, in an episode exploring the 1986 Insider Trading Scandal, I talked at some length about how our discipline. As a method of navigating the unknown. It doesn’t have a moral compass. It can be used for the purposes of good. And for the purposes of the not so good.Enter John McAfee. The controversial and problematic creator of McAfee Anti-Virus Software, who – just last week – passed away while awaiting extradition from Spain to the US to face charges of fraud and money laundering.McAfee created a whole industry rooted and nested, in the fear of the unknown. He saw opportunity in threat, expertly wielding our discipline to make himself a multi-millionaire. On this week’s episode, I explore how McAfee did it.The Risktory Podcast is created, written, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.All rights reserved.Bibliographyhttps://www.cnet.com/how-to/john-mcafees-tumultuous-life-in-te