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Do Good To Lead Well with Craig Dowden

Do Good To Lead Well with Craig Dowden

Wired on Wall Street: Tom Hardin’s Journey from Insider Trading to Ethical Leadership

Mar 19, 2026 · 49m

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In this raw episode of Do Good to Lead Well, I welcome Tom Hardin, whose journey from Wall Street hedge fund analyst to one of the FBI’s most prolific informants is a powerful examination of what drives good people to cross ethical lines. Despite the widespread belief that corruption comes from major events, Tom outlines the subtle drift and rationalizations that can turn ambition into poor decisions. Tom makes a compelling case that most people are far more vulnerable to contextual pressures than they would care to admit. In fact, he argues that the more confident we are in our belief that we are incorruptible, the more likely we are to make an ethical misstep. Through honest storytelling,…