He set out to expand a company’s reach—but what he built was something far more dangerous.
As markets opened and deals deepened, his role evolved beyond spreadsheets and boardrooms. He became the quiet architect behind supply chains that shaped politics, economies, even ideologies. Every handshake masked a pressure point. Every contract rewrote the balance of power.
But the higher he climbed, the less human he felt. Influence replaced identity. Control became instinct. And the empire he built—one of whispers, loopholes, and silent leverage—began to blur the line between leadership and manipulation.
Now, with global consequences teetering on decisions no one voted for, he faces the one calculation he never made: what’s left of him beneath the empire he’s become?
