The Savage Way

Inspiring lessons on business and life from Frank Savage Frank Savage's is an unlikely success story. Raised in segregated Washington, DC, by his mother, a hairdresser and entrepreneur with little formal education, Savage's career has taken him around the world as a globetrotting financier. From his first banking job at Citibank to his current position as Chairman Emeritus of Howard University, The Savage Way shares the life and business lessons he learned along the way. This memoir relates the many starts and stops, successes and failures in his long career, from his involvement in the collapse of Enron, to his experience investing in Africa, to his days as a competitive yachtsman always guided by the wisdom of the mother who taught him to transcend all limits. A powerful memoir of an inspiring business leader Savage is the current Chairman of his alma mater, Howard University, and the CEO of the global financial services company Savage Holdings LLC A rare and inspiring story of personal and professional challenge and ultimate triumph, The Savage Way is a memoir that offers powerful inspiration and wisdom for tomorrow's business leaders.

Inspiring lessons on business and life from Frank SavageFrank Savage's is an unlikely success story. Raised insegregated Washington, DC, by his mother, a hairdresser andentrepreneur with little formal education, Savage's career hastaken him around the world as a globetrotting financier. From hisfirst banking job at Citibank to his current position as ChairmanEmeritus of Howard University, The Savage Way shares thelife and business lessons he learned along the way. This memoirrelates the many starts and stops, successes and failures in hislong career, from his involvement in the collapse of Enron, to hisexperience investing in Africa, to his days as a competitiveyachtsman--always guided by the wisdom of the mother whotaught him to transcend all limits.* A powerful memoir of an inspiring business leader* Savage is the current Chairman of his alma mater, HowardUniversity, and the CEO of the global financial services companySavage Holdings LLCA rare and inspiring story of personal and professionalchallenge and ultimate triumph, The Savage Way is a memoirthat offers powerful inspiration and wisdom for tomorrow's businessleaders.

Foreword ixPrologue 1Chapter 1 Too Much Money 9Chapter 2 Getting In, Struggling Out, Getting Right 35Chapter 3 La Savage, the Source and Inspiration 69Chapter 4 The Journey to True Origins 99Chapter 5 My Journey Deepens 127Chapter 6 The Longer Road Home 147Chapter 7 Africa Calls Once Again . . . 167Chapter 8 Walking Over a Bridge Not Burned 203Chapter 9 Sailing Lolita, Pulling It All Together 227Epilogue 255Lolita Racing Record 259Acknowledgments 263Index 265