Becoming the First (wsg Sunayna Tuteja)

Becoming the First: Sunayna Tuteja, Chief Innovation Officer for the Federal Reserve System joins host Gregg Garrett for a discussion on the importance of passion when you are making your own journey. Sunayna speaks about coordinating decentralized innovation inside and beyond the Federal Reserve, a 100+ year old entity. And of course, she shares her Top Three who include her parents who taught her that regret is a wasted emotion, a former boss who helped her bridge the passion of avionics to that of corporate finance, a group of classmates who help her to see the horizon even when her flight plan is changing, and a virtual community that educates her whenever she is ready to listen. And you have to hear what she has to say about creating the routine on-ramp each and every day. About Sunayna Tuteja Sunayna Tuteja joined as the Chief Innovation Officer for the Federal Reserve System in 2021. She brings 10+ years of global experience leading change and innovation at the nexus of finance, technology and policy. Most recently, Sunayna was the Global Head of Emerging Tech & Strategic Partnerships at TD Ameritrade. This practice was inclusive of commercializing frontier tech, building and investing in the next generation of products and experiences in collaboration with partners in big tech, fintech, start-up and the VC ecosystem in North America and Asia. When she’s not nerding out on all things innovation, you can find Sunayna adventuring the skies in her Cessna. Show Highlights During this episode: The purpose of passion [1:18] Pairing passion and curiosity [2:00] Welcome guest, Sunayna Tuteja [6:02] The “Top Three” How to harness frontier technologies with a sense of purpose [8:22] Her Parents: Grateful for everything, entitled to nothing [11:00] Regret is a wasted emotion [14:34] Dan who helped her channel obsessions and hard work into new endeavors [20:35] Board of Advisors relationships are most impactful when they are symbiotic [28:02] Fellow students from flight school: stress test the assumption of the problem [36:10] Digital communities, social networks are creating access to data and thoughts and relationships in real life [45:22] Transformation & Disruption The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States [51:08] Sunayna’s three goals of taking on a new role in a new organization [53:30] Innovation at the Federal Reserve – why now? [56:01] The relationship between technology and innovation [1:02:25] You have to hear this… Get up early: “Creates the routine on ramp and off ramp to my day” [1:05:45] Additional Information Contact Sunayna Tuteja: Sunayna’s LinkedIn Contact Gregg Garrett: Gregg’s LinkedIn Gregg’s Twitter Gregg’s Bio Contact CGS Advisors: Website LinkedIn Twitter

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You, Me, and Your Top Three is a podcast focused on exploring leadership in the connecting world. Specifically, the podcast invites leaders to tell stories, reflect, and discuss their views on: - disruptions in industry and society; - how they are leading transformations considering these disruptions - brave leadership to drive transformation. It is this last point where we focus most of the discussion, asking our guests to share their insights into the relationships they have with their “Top 3” closest advisors. It is our observation and experience that as the world connects, the importance of a diverse set of counselors is increasing in value. For some this may be a formal advisor who has been contracted on behalf of the company. For most this will be deep relationships in which they have been invested and nurtured. Through stories and discussion, we strive to celebrate the art of giving and receiving advice. The stories that are told are heartfelt and real. At the root we are exploring the process of knowledge building, relationship building, and perhaps most importantly, confidence building. After all, it takes a brave leader to battle the inertia that exists in industries, our organizations, and in ourselves. It is our hope that as successful leaders open up about around the subjects and the way in which they interact with their closest confidants, that our listeners will, in turn, reflect on their own “virtual board of advisors.” Over time they will then surround themselves with those who help them stretch toward greatness and lead bravely in the connecting world.