Vivian’s insights helped me cope with the cast of characters I was meeting in the investment world, many of whom seemed to be lacking a moral compass. She was fascinated by people. It had become second nature to take the bits and pieces someone told her about themselves and build a unified life story, which she analyzed and checked for consistency. As a result my wife was an almost unerring judge of character, motives, and expected future behavior. I was repeatedly amazed when she applied this to business and professional people I introduced her to for the first time.
