Seeing the Light / Acts of Leadership

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Brian Ranck is an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in Atlanta. He brings more than 25 years of wealth planning experience to the service of his team’s clients, an exclusive group of high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, and foundations. Brian previously worked at JP Morgan, BNY Mellon, Smith Barney, and Robinson-Humphrey.

Involved in both his professional and local communities, Brian is a member of the board of trustees for Mount Pisgah Christian School, where he serves as vice chair and member of the finance committee. He is also an advisory board member for Leadership Ministries, Inc. Brian is a table leader at Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship, and he first attended FMMF with his father over 20 years ago.

A native of Atlanta, Brian received his B.S. in Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Brian and his wife, Christy, have three children combined and live in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Books on Decision Making
The Art of Thinking Clearly
The Art of Thinking Clearly

Psychologists examined how people think, decide and take action. The result was a theory that “thinking is in itself not pure, but prone to error.” This is true of all people, resulting in everyone falling into the same cognitive errors.

Blink
Blink

Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an eye-that actually aren't as simple as they seem.

Decisive
Decisive

We’re overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn’t. We get distracted by short-term emotions. When it comes to making choices, it seems, our brains are flawed instruments.

The Art of Decision Making
The Art of Decision Making

What is it that makes some of us better—or worse—than others at committing to a choice? What are the forces that hold us back, and how can we successfully overcome them? Every facet of our lives depends on the decisions we make.

How to Decide
How to Decide

What if there was a better way to make quality decisions so you can think clearly, feel more confident, second-guess yourself less, and ultimately be more decisive and be more productive Making good decisions doesn't have to be guesswork.