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Podcast: Scheme
Episode: Episode 16: Yale Med School
Description:
Jamie Petrone-Codrington was living the high life. She owned 4 homes, 6 luxury cars, and traveled the world.
How did she fund such an extravagant lifestyle? Well, Petrone wasn’t a famous actress, physician, or CEO. She was the director of finance and administration for Yale’s School of Medicine, where she was in charge of purchasing computer equipment.
That doesn’t seem like it would be a path to riches. But indeed it was.
Petrone was making a fortune, until someone noticed something. She was buying a lot more electronics than the school needed. What was she...