“People go to work at Wall Street firms to make a lot of money. They may not love what they are doing, but the punishing hours and travel are incredibly well-compensated. By contrast, the engineers at technology firms do believe that they can change how we all live.”

American businessman

Richard Winston Edelman is an American businessman best known for leading Edelman, the public relations company founded by his father. In 1996, he became the firm’s president and chief executive officer. He is associated with the management and growth of one of the best-known names in public relations. His public remarks tend to reflect business leadership, communications, and the work of building and sustaining a major family-founded company.