From the time Freeman Wood was 5 years old, he wanted to be an explorer. He dreamed of climbing mountains, trekking through deserts, mapping some uncharted terrain. So Mr. Wood studied economics and landed a job out of school at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. That set the path for a 30-year career in investment banking and corporate finance. Along the way, he earned an M.B.A. and did stints at the Federal Reserve, on Wall Street, at Ford Motor Co. and with an...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 13, 2019 12:56 UTC