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Jules Pieri Featured in Inc. Magazine

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Jules Pieri (BFA 82), founder and CEO of The Grommet, recently spoke with Inc. Magazine editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan about how working for Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman shaped her career and leadership philosophies.

Having Meg land on my head as my boss didn’t feel lucky at first because she is kind of tough,” says Pieri of the current Hewlett-Packard and former Ebay CEO. Soon, though, she embraced Whitman as a mentor. My career plan was, Work for Meg,’ because she was so great to work for,” says Pieri, who shares some of the wisdom she picked up from Whitman.

5 Leadership Lessons I Learned Working for Meg Whitman | Inc​.com