THE CAST OF CHARACTERS
and Their Primary Roles
 
WITH THE ENRON COPORATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS
 
The Top Officers
Kenneth Lay, chairman and CEO Rich Kinder, president (1989–1996)
Jeffrey Skilling, president (1997–2001), CEO (2001) Greg Whalley, president (2001)
 
In the Finance Division
Andrew Fastow, chief financial officer (1998–2001) Jordan Mintz, general counsel
Michael Kopper, head of special projects Michael Jakubik, vice president
Lea Fastow, assistant treasurer Jeffrey McMahon, treasurer (1999–2000), CFO (2001–2002)
Jim Timmins, director, private equity Tim Despain, vice president
Ben Glisan Jr., treasurer (2000–2001) Bill Brown, vice president
Raymond Bowen Jr., treasurer (2001–2002)  
 
The Internal Accountants
Richard Causey, chief accounting officer Rodney Faldyn, vice president, transaction accounting group
David Woytek, vice president, corporate auditing Ryan Siurek, member, transaction accounting group
 
In Risk Assessment
Richard Buy, chief risk officer Vasant Shanbhogue, analyst
Vince Kaminski, vice president of research Rakesh Bharati, analyst
Kevin Kindall, analyst Stinson Gibner, analyst
 
In Corporate Development
J. Clifford Baxter, executive vice president Mark Muller, senior vice president
Sherron Watkins, vice president (2001)  
 
The Corporate Staff
Rebecca Carter, investor relations representative, corporate secretary Mark Koenig, head of investor relations
Cindy Olson, head of community relations Mark Palmer, head of corporate communications
Stephen Kean, head of government affairs (1998), chief of staff (1999–2001)  
 
In the Legal Department
James Derrick, general counsel Rex Rogers, associate general counsel
Rob Walls, deputy general counsel  
 
In Wholesale Energy
Kenneth Rice, chief executive Timothy Belden, managing director, west power trading division
Kevin Hannon, president Greg Whalley, president (2000)
John Forney, manager, west power real time trading desk Amanda Martin, managing director, asset management
Stuart Zisman, senior counsel Mark Haedicke, general counsel
Mark Frevert, president, London (1998), unit chairman (2000–2001) Kristina Mordaunt, co-head of finance legal cluster (1997–1999)
 
In Retail Energy
Andrew Fastow, managing director (1996) David Delainey, chief executive (2001)
Lou Pai, chief executive (1996–2001) Raymond Bowen Jr., vice president
 
In the International Division
Rebecca Mark, chief executive Joseph Sutton, deputy
 
In the Broadband Division
Kenneth Rice, co-chief executive (1999), chief commercial officer (2000) Rex Shelby, senior vice president
Kristina Mordaunt, general counsel (1999–2001) Joseph Hirko, co-chief executive
Kevin Hannon, chief operating officer  
 
At Portland General, an Electric Utility
Kenneth Harrison, chairman Joseph Hirko, chief financial officer (1991–1996)
 
At Azurix, a Water Company
Rebecca Mark, chief executive Colin Skellett, executive director
Amanda Martin, executive director  
 
On the Board of Directors
John Duncan Robert Jaedicke
Herbert "Pug" Winokur Jr. Robert Belfer
Norman Blake Wendy Gramm
Charles “Mickey” LeMaistre William Powers
 
WITH ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.
Joseph Berardino, managing partner (2001–2002) John Riley, practice director
Rich Corgel, practice director Andrew Pincus, general counsel
 
In the Houston Office
David Duncan, partner Debra Cash, partner
Stephen Goddard, partner Patricia Grutzmacher, partner
Thomas Bauer, partner Gary Goolsby, global managing partner
Carl Bass, partner James Hecker, partner
 
In the Professional Standards Group, Chicago, Illinois
John Stewart, partner Ben Neuhausen, partner
 
In the litigation group, Chicago, Illinois
Nancy Temple, lawyer  
 
WITH DYNEGY CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS
Chuck Watson, chairman and chief executive Keith Fullenweider, deputy general counsel
Stephen Bergstrom, president Rob Doty, chief financial officer
 
WITH MERRILL LYNCH & COMPANY
Daniel Bayly, head of global investment banking Robert Furst, relationship banker, Dallas office
James Brown, head of strategic asset lease and finance John Olson, securities analyst
Schuyler Tilney, relationship banker, Houston office  
 
WITH GREENWICH NATWEST, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, AND LONDON, ENGLAND
Gary Mulgrew, managing director David Bermingham, banker
Giles Darby, managing director  
 
WITH J.P. MORGAN CHASE
James (Jimmy) Lee, vice chairman Rick Walker, relationship banker
 
WITH KYNIKOS ASSOCIATES
James Chanos, president  
 
THE OTHER CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Dennis Kozlowski, Tyco International Sumner Redstone, Viacom
Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation
 
WITH THE LAW FIRMS
 
At Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Texas
Joseph Dilg, managing partner Max Hendrick III, partner
Ronald Astin, partner  
 
At Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C.
William McLucas, partner William Joor, partner
Charles Davidow, partner Reed Brodsky, counsel
Joseph Brenner, partner  
 
At Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City
Thomas Roberts, partner Mary Korby, partner
 
THE PRESIDENTS
George H.W. Bush (1988–1992) George W. Bush (2001–2004)
Bill Clinton (1992–2001)  
 
AT THE WHITE HOUSE OF GEORGE W. BUSH, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dick Cheney, Vice President Andrew Card, Chief of Staff
 
AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON D.C.
John Ashcroft, Attorney General Michael Chertoff, head of the criminal division
Larry Thompson, Deputy Attorney General  
 
On the Enron Task Force
Leslie Caldwell, director Andrew Weissmann, deputy director
 
With the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Mueller, director Joseph Ford, special agent
 
AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Arthur Levitt, chairman (1993–2001) Stephen Cutler, director of enforcement (2001–2004)
Harvey Pitt, chairman (2001–2002) Richard Walker, director of enforcement (1998–2001)
Linda Chatman Thomsen, deputy director of enforcement  
 
In the Fort Worth Regional Office
Spencer Barasch, associate district administrator Robert Hannan, lawyer
 
AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, WASHINGTON D.C.
Lawrence Summers, Secretary (1999–2001) Paul O’Neill, Secretary (2001–2002)
 
AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WASHINGTON D.C.
Donald Evans, Secretary  
 
AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Colin Powell, Secretary  
 
IN CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Gray Davis, Governor  
 
IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
 
In the Senate
Trent Lott, Majority Leader, Republican of Mississippi Phil Gramm, Republican of Texas
 
In the House of Representatives
W. J. (Billy) Tauzin, Republican of Louisiana James Greenwood, Republican of Pennsylvania
 
Staff, House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Mark Paoletta Ken Johnson
David Cavicke  
 
AT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Jonathan Weil, reporter Rebecca Smith, reporter
John Emshwiller, reporter  
AT FORTUNE MAGAZINE
Bethany McLean, reporter  
 
OTHERS
Bal Thackeray, leader, Shiv Sena, Mumbai, India Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor, Los Angeles, California

 
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