Steven G. Mandis is a former adjunct professor at Columbia University Business School, where he taught in the finance and economics department. Previously, he worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup and as a senior advisor to McKinsey. His books include What Happened to Goldman Sachs, The Real Madrid Way, What Happened to Serie A, and What Happened to the USMNT.
Mandis holds a BA from the University of Chicago and an MA, MPhil, and PhD from Columbia University. Mandis was a two-sport varsity athlete in college and now competes in triathlons, including the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; Ironman 70.3 World Championships; and Escape from Alcatraz.