C Suite Interviews

These interviews were conducted in early 2010. At the time, these four C-Suite executives were engaged in job searches. Their prior roles ended due to downsizing programs or reduction in force (RIF) because of the Great Recession. As of 2012, they are employed, although in careers that are at least one level below where they were pre-recession. M, a healthcare executive, moved to CA because she couldn't land a job in MA, the healthcare Mecca. S & J both moved to much smaller and regional organizations in the nonprofit sector. D has a global role in a small niche division outside financial services.

Here is a summary of our conversation about the impact of the Great Recession on the American Dream.