Whatsername

Age: 38

Residence: Twin Cities

Education: Bachelor of Science

Experience: 16 years

Work profile: Support management function inside Fortune 500 company - strategic role, but no P&L (so respect is hard-won and fleeting)

Pet peeves: Protectionism; unions; tangible demands for intangible assets; direct mail; unsolicited e-mails; Milton Friedman; Ann Coulter; sacred cows; vendor sales pitches; the "Peter principle;" country music; anyone who isn't moderate in their thinking, be it capital, political, or personal

Motto: Lead, follow, or get out of the way

Indispensable daily reads: The Huffington Report, Motley Fool, The Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, BBC News, my Twitter feeds, horoscope, CNNSi

Magazine subscriptions: FORTUNE, THIS WEEK, Vanity Fair, Elle, Fine Cooking, Wine Spectator, National Geographic Kids

Currently reading: In the Dark; Hot, Flat & Crowded; the entire Harry Potter series (again), The Dangerous Book for Boys

Favorite restaurant: Manny's

Favorite cocktail: Vodka martini

Necessary extravagance: Personal trainer; stay-at-home husband (thanks, honey)

Guilty pleasure: Eight hours of sleep every night

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