In 2002 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, scion of the famed Kennedy political dynasty, ran for Governor of the state of Maryland. She lost. “The citizens didn’t do the right thing,” she jokes. What would she do next? California Democrat Kathleen Brown, the youngest sister of former California Governor Jerry Brown, gave her some advice. “Don’t do anything you know something about because you’ll just be disappointed,” Brown said. “Do something totally new and totally different. Get involved in finance because finance, like politics, is big and important and it makes a difference.” “I said, great, and I started working with a...