How To Identify And Retain Fantastic Talent with Katy Goshtasbi of Puris Consulting

As a part of my HR Strategy Series, I’m talking to top experts in the field to teach prospects what hiring managers are actually looking for, while also supporting business leaders in their hiring and retention strategies. Today I had the pleasure of talking with Katy Goshtasbi.

Katy Goshtasbi is an accomplished securities lawyer, author, keynote speaker and immediate past-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Practice Division. She was integral in the creation, development and implementation of the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD) while an attorney at the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). While at the SEC, Katy was also integral in drafting and implementation for many of the Sarbanes Oxley rulemakings as a result of post-Enron regulatory changes in the financial services industry, for which she received a commendation and award from the SEC Investment Management director. Katy has held numerous board positions including those on the National Association of Women of Color In the Law, Iranian American Bar Association, National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego, Dress for Success, and Group Legal Services Association. Katy is currently setting up Josie’s Place, a non-profit devoted to senior citizens, senior dogs, and aged-out foster youth.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! First, please tell us what brought you to this specific career path?

As an immigrant, I became a lawyer to save the world. I had a powerful and amazing career as a securities lawyer for many, many years. Then one day when I was in-house investment counsel at a major company, it happened. I had spent 15 hours on that Wednesday drafting a very small piece of a fund prospectus. I went home at 9 pm and opened my own mailbox. It happened that my own prospectus was in the mailbox. I threw it away reflexively because no one reads that stuff. That was the day I knew I was no longer living my purpose as a human.

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