Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari, a former treasury official and investment banker who is a first-time political candidate, on Sunday delivered a commencement address to business-school graduates stressing the importance of being humble.

“Here’s what I want you to take away from this speech: We should all strive for humility,” he told about 100 executives in San Francisco receiving their MBAs from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, his alma mater, according to prepared remarks. “… To me – humility is a natural product of appreciating just how lucky we are. I am not so remarkable. If the ball had bounced differently on any number of days I would not be standing here. Here’s the thing – humility is not just a virtue – it is not just the product of recognizing luck’s role in our success: it is also in our own self-interest. Humility makes us more open to ideas. To learning from others. To spotting our mistakes and short-comings.”

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