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The advantage is that
you get a diverse experience

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and you see a lot of
different business models

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and you learn to
comprehend the similarities

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as well as the differences.

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- Prior to joining Biogen,
you worked in a couple

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of industries: in a
professional services firm,

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in satellite service provider,
and contract research.

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How did that diverse experience
influence your leadership

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style here at Biogen?

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- Thanks. It's a, it's a good
question, and there are advantages

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and disadvantages to seeing a
lot of different industries.

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Obviously the advantage is that
you get a diverse experience

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and you see a lot of
different business models

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and you learn to
comprehend the similarities

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as well as the differences.

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The bad news is it takes
time to learn each one.

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At the end of the day,
you know, what you try

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to boil it down to is

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that management has three
basic responsibilities.

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Grow the top line, expand your margins,

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and allocate capital the right way.

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What you find is, no matter

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how different the business models are,

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those three fundamentals are consistent.

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And what I try to bring
to any, any new role,

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particularly when I came
to Biogen, is, you know,

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how are we doing on
those three priorities?

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And there have been some
challenges, obviously

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with the top line, which I'm
sure we'll talk more about,

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just given the fact that we
have some mature products

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that have reached the end
of their exclusivity life.

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And so we've worked very hard
to bring the company back

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to growth, working hard on our margins.

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And then of course, capital
allocation, which is paramount.