Claude is effective at building financial models from scratch, Lawrence says
John Lawrence · AI in the Investment Office – Abby Barlow, Laura Hill, Brian Sugrue, Jenny Heller, John Lawrence, Matt Bank, Kristin Kallergis Rowland, Jon Webster (EP.515) · Sep 14, 2026 · at 35:03
John Lawrence is the CIO of Rice University and president of Rice Management Company, discussing specific AI tools used by his investment team.
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“Building valuation models and building financial models. Claude is good at this, and it's been helpful when we start from scratch.”
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