THE CFO EDGE: Stock Options a Catalyst for CFO’s Coast-to-Coast Journey

When Paul Vilandre exited a coveted finance job with Digital Equipment Corp. to join Silicon Valley-based Intel Corp. back in 1978, he was not alone. Over a period of decades, thousands of East Coast executives were lured west as part of a mass migration of talent that can be traced to a single finance innovation: broader application of stock options.

How Finance Helped Silicon Valley Build a Better Mousetrap (Part II of III) | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog.