Joshua Gallaudet is a financial services professional with a background spanning investment banking, restructuring, and portfolio analytics. With a career trajectory that includes roles at firms such as UBS Securities, Alvarez & Marsal, and PIMCO, Joshua Gallaudet has a track record of driving operational efficiency and leading projects in complex financial environments.
At UBS Securities, he served as an associate director in leveraged finance, in which capacity he navigated all phases of the debt financing process. His tenure at Alvarez & Marsal involved directing portfolio analytics and restructuring and turnaround, as well as implementing solutions for private equity and alternative investment managers. Currently, Mr. Gallaudet works as a consultant at PIMCO, where he has led technology migrations and designed reporting systems for the CIO.
Joshua Gallaudet’s interests outside of his professional pursuits include historical aviation and education for the deaf community, inspired by a rich family history. His great-great grandfather founded Gallaudet University (a prominent institution of higher learning for the deaf), and he is the great-nephew of aviation pioneer Edson Fessenden Gallaudet.
What is your typical day, and how do you make it productive?
Early to bed, early to rise, and find a balance between spending the maximum amount of time with my family and working on my career.
How do you bring ideas to life?
ChatGPT
What’s one trend that excites you?
Robotics
What is one habit that helps you be productive?
Start a small chunk of a big task, and count my blessings.
What advice would you give your younger self?
Stay organized and take notes.
Tell us something you believe almost nobody agrees with you on?
Prisons and prison sentences should be divided into two very different tiers: punishment in a hardscrabble facility, and rehabilitation in a cushy, industrious facility.
What is the one thing you repeatedly do and recommend everyone else do?
Calisthenics.
When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do?
Cook a meal.
What is one strategy that has helped you grow your business or advance in your career?
Plain old networking – four out of my last five jobs were all sourced directly or indirectly through aggressive networking, rather than traditional job applications.
What is one failure in your career, how did you overcome it, and what lessons did you take away from it?
Being laid off due to RIF. I jumped right back in the saddle and networked aggressively.
What is one business idea you’re willing to give away to our readers?
A franchise concept that combines various existing wellness concepts.
What is one piece of software that helps you be productive? How do you use it?
ChatGPT. I use it in place of Google and/or to assist with Excel and SQL functions.
Do you have a favorite book or podcast you’ve gotten a ton of value from and why?
All-In Podcast. They cover my favorite topics: financial markets, tech, and politics.
Key learnings
• Never give up – perseverance always pays off.
• Network – it’s what you know but it’s also who you know.
• My measure of success is how much happiness I can bring to others.