Brian Sumali
Alumni (2020–21)
5 articles · since February 2020
A Tale of Two Giant Firms: How to Best Compensate CEOs and Employees
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingCEO to employee compensation ratios have increased seventeen-fold within the past five decades, helping propagate an increase in wealth inequality in the United States.
Beyond Filling Wallets: ESG Investing and its Future
CommunityThere has long been interest in responsible investing. In 1985, students at Columbia University protested because the university invested in several companies that had businesses in apartheid South Africa.
A Discussion of Lecturers
CommunityAs Berkeley students, we’ve had our fair share of instructors. There are those that assign easy write-ups, or notoriously hard papers.
Amtrak’s Inefficient Routes: Quantifying Their Net Cost
Economics / InvestingThe Northeast Corridor serves 17% of the US population, but covers 2% of the land in the US. In a 2014 report by Amtrak, the Northeast Corridor helps support the education and powerhouses that are located in the area.
Credit Card Rewards: A Zero-Sum Game?
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyThe credit card business has since been recovering since the Great Recession when banks drastically cut consumer lending as they scrambled to reduce risky loans.