| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : FEBRUARY 12, 2001 ISSUE | |||||
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| COVER STORY
Jeffrey K. Skilling BORN Nov. 25, 1953, Pittsburgh EDUCATION B.S., applied science, Southern Methodist Univ., 1973; Harvard MBA, 1979 CURRENT JOB President and COO, Enron Corp.; becomes CEO on Feb. 12 FIRST JOB At 13, was chief production director for an Aurora (Ill.) TV station INTRODUCTION TO ENRON Joined McKinsey & Co. after Harvard and worked with Enron in '87 to create the first forward market for natural gas HOW HE'LL CHANGE AS CEO "I'll probably have to be a little less blunt" BROKEN BONES Eight, including at least one from rock climbing. Broke his back while working one summer on an Illinois highway, which helped him avoid the Vietnam draft SELF-EVALUATION ''I've never not been successful in business or work, ever'' FAMILY Divorced; one daughter, 16, and two sons, 15 and 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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 RELATED ITEMS Enron's Power Play COVER IMAGE: Power Broker CHART: Enron Taps Volatile Energy Markets...To Dominate Power Sales... TABLE: The Enron Way TABLE: Is There Anything They Can't Trade? Enron's Big Wheel Has a Heavy Tread Derring-Do in the Corner Office RESUME: Jeffrey K. Skilling Commentary: Enron Hasn't Made Many Friends in the Third World (int'l edition) ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A with Enron's Skilling INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online |
