Bethany McLean, the Fortune magazine reporter who was the first to question how energy giant Enron made its money, will give an Assembly Series talk based on her book — The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron — at 11 a.m. Sept. 8 in Graham Chapel.
McLean, now a senior writer for Fortune, joined the financial magazine’s reporting staff in 1995. She covers a wide range of companies and industries and also contributes to the “Street Life” column at fortune.com.
Her story “Is Enron Overpriced?” was published in the March 2001 Fortune. Two years later, McLean’s book, co-written with colleague Peter Elkind, was published. The Smartest Guys in the Room chronicles the scandal and is considered by many as the definitive account of the Enron debacle.
Prior to becoming a writer, McLean worked in investment banking.
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Cancellation The Sept. 15 Assembly Series lecture by Seymour Hersh has been canceled. |
McLean’s lecture, like all Assembly Series lectures, is free and open to the public.
However, public seating for the Sept. 8 talk will be restricted due to an expected large student turnout.
For more information, go on-line to assemblyseries.wustl.edu or call 935-5285.