Three figures came to mind recently when thinking about the past ten years. I was looking back on my own life during this era, thinking about my career and social life and how it is odd they fit nicely against the backdrop of the external environment - the economic, political and cultural developments that took place over the same time frame. The previous decade will always bring the greatest memories of my life, alongside some of the darkest in an equal counterpunch of regret. I think similar could be said about all three of these men I thought of, and the decade itself. The future feels a lot more serious and a lot less fun than the past ten years, despite the hard times that did occur. Each of these men were impacted by the period and came out of the decade very differently than they came in. Perhaps we all do, but their transitions represent some important macro themes that we are facing today and they played very central roles while the change occurred. The men that best symbolise the "2010's" for me are a former hedge-fund manager, a world leader and an obscure blogger out of America.