Washington University’s Olin Business School held its Century Club Breakfast on Friday, April 19, featuring Rakesh Sachdev, President and CEO of Sigma-Aldrich. Mr. Sachdev, an Olin Business School National Council member, shared with the Olin community details of Sigma-Aldrich’s roots as well as well gave a glimpse of Sigma-Aldrich’s secret to success. He started with a riddle … what does Sigma-Aldrich have in common with a fruit and a mermaid? Many came to hear Mr. Sachdev’s remarks, including Chancellor Bill Danforth and Enterprise Holdings Chairman and CEO Andy Taylor. The answer to the riddle? The top three NASDAQ performing companies since 2000 are Apple, Sigma-Aldrich and Starbucks.