ABSTRACT
11The connection between banking and the thinking of the Dalai Lama may seem at odds, and a career in finance combined with an interest in Buddhism unusual. This introductory chapter, therefore, describes my first meeting with the Dalai Lama and the impact this has had on my outlook and career. Ultimately, it awakened a sense of “purpose” in me at a time when my own and the wider world was entirely seduced by the benefits of economic growth.
