How to pronounce “ann lee” in English

Ann Lee: I think that it's a way of weeding and trying to find the more enlightened people

Ann Lee: Yes.

Ann Lee: The top.

Ann Lee: So the question is do the other people believe they can make it to the top if they--?

Ann Lee: Yeah, yeah.

Ann Lee: I believe my sense of optimism comes from the fact that small groups of people

Ann Lee: I know that often comes up.

Ann Lee: I'm glad you asked that question because I published an article recently in The American Prospect addressing that idea because not only do we want to have a more

Ann Lee: Well obviously, things that happen in an economy are very complex.

Ann Lee: Well, my answer is that it always does start with the government because anyone that succeeds is the result of the institutions and the support network that you find yourself

male #3: Because-- Ann Lee: The US or the--?

And today, we have Ann Lee, who is a Senior Fellow at Demos and Adjunct Professor of Economics and Finance at New York University, a former hedge fund partner and a frequent commentator

male #3: So you make the case that the top leadership is more meritocratic because-- Ann Lee: I'm sorry, what?

male #3: Is more meritocratic, meritocratic because-- Ann Lee: Meritocratic.