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In book, Perkowski ’70 talks China

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Published Monday, February 11, 2008
Majoring in American studies at Yale might not seem the typical path to founding one of the most successful Western-owned businesses in China. But, nevertheless, Jack Perkowski ’70 seems to have found the formula for success.
#1 By (Anonymous) 11:14am on February 11, 2008

Perkowski sounds like a cool guy, but you might have mentioned in the article that there is already a well-known book ABOUT his career in China, "Mr. China" by Tim Clissold. While Perkowski has apparently found "the formula for success," it did not come without losing $400MM in PE money from bad investments in Chinese auto parts factories.

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