Jeffrey Skilling
Jeffrey Skilling
Jeffrey Keith "Jeff" Skillingis the former CEO of the Enron Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas. In 2006, he was convicted of federal felony charges relating to Enron's financial collapse and is currently serving 14 years of a 24-year, four-month prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp – Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama. The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the appeal of the case March 1, 2010. On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated part of Skilling's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth25 November 1953
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I was not aware of the huge problems during most of the first quarter. I was out of town.
Well, as we built the business in the 1990's, as I said, I enjoyed that.
Well, actually, I had been working as a consultant to former companies of Enron, or predecessor companies of Enron and, so, I joined in 1990 to really start our wholesale merchant business.
I will fight those charges until the day I die.
Larry, I spent probably most of my professional life helping to build Enron Corporation. I don't think there was anyone that was as shocked by the - by the collapse of the company as I was.
I thought the stock was a great buy. I think anybody that bought the stock in 1999 was - saw over the next couple of years a strong growth. During the year of 1999, I significantly increased my ownership of shares in the company.
I sold some shares, but on a net basis, significantly increased my ownership.
You can never say everything you want to say. I feel I had a fair opportunity to explain a lot of the questions.
I think we had made some tremendous progress in the six months before I left.
In the business world, allegations of accounting irregularities is tantamount to yelling fire in a crowded theater, except, today, in our Internet world, instead of people running for the exit signs, they just push the button on their computer.
Mike, we are a green energy company, but the green stands for money.
The indictment, in a lot of ways, that was the turning point.
I am absolutely positive. There is no truth to that allegation.
I can understand what they need to do. Their families are at risk. Their lives are at risk. I can understand where they're coming from.