Aaron Brown, Columnist

’08 Autopsies Ask the Wrong Questions

To prevent another crisis, figure out how behaviors could have been changed in 2006.

September 14, 2018 at 9:00 AM UTC

Aaron Brown is a former head of financial market research at AQR Capital Management. He is also an active crypto investor, and has venture capital investments and advisory ties with crypto firms. He is the author of the soon-to-be-released "Wrong Number."

Lehman’s collapse contributed to a financial crisis.
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