On the morning of September 11, 2001, Brian Clark was standing on the 84th floor of the South Tower when he felt the tremor, and instead of rushing through the only stairway still operational, he hesitated. He heard someone calling for help through the smoke and rubble; it was Stanley Praimnath, who was stuck on the 81st floor. In this episode of the Academic Boardroom, Brian Clark tells Dr. Eli Joseph about "Hand of Life," which is the story of the decision to turn around, help a man out, and guide him down 81 floors just before the Twin Towers collapsed. Clark talks about everything that took him to that moment, from his engineering degree to working at Euro Brokers. He recalls that he was trained to navigate the stairwell in the dark, as well as the fact that he worked at Euro Brokers on the trading floor with some professionals during his career. He also speaks of the fact that that day Euro Brokers lost 61 people, all of whom were connected with Clark in one way or another, and of the challenges that followed the tragedy. The story told by Brian Clark is intriguing as both thrilling and reflective because it reveals the process of decision-making during the crisis, which is telling about human nature and how we act when we are in danger.