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Sherron Watkins

November 03, 2023

Sherron Watkins (born August 28, 1959) is an American former Vice President of Corporate Development at the Enron Corporation. Watkins was called to testify before committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate at the beginning of 2002, primarily about her warnings to Enron's then-CEO Kenneth Lay about accounting irregularities in the financial statements.[1]

In August 2001, Watkins alerted Lay of accounting irregularities in financial reports. However, Watkins has been criticized for not reporting the fraud to government authorities and not speaking up publicly sooner about her concerns, as her memo did not reach the public until five months after it was written.[2] Watkins was represented by Houston attorney Philip H. Hilder.

Watkins was selected as one of three "Persons of the Year 2002" by Time magazine, alongside two other whistleblowers, Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom and Coleen Rowley of the FBI.

Early life and education edit

Watkins was born in Tomball, Texas. Watkins holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (with honors) from the University of Texas, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority,[3] and a Master in Professional Accounting, also from the McCombs School of Business. Watkins is a Certified Public Accountant.

Career edit

Watkins began her career in 1982 at Arthur Andersen as an auditor. She spent eight years at Andersen in both the Houston and New York offices. She joined New York-based MG Trade Finance in 1990 to manage their portfolio of commodity-backed finance assets until October 1993.

She joined Enron in 1993, and departed in November 2002. Since then, Watkins has been giving speeches at colleges and management congresses.

In 2004, she released a book about her experiences at Enron and the problems of US corporate culture, Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron.

Books edit

  • Mimi Swartz with Sherron Watkins: Power Failure. The Inside Story of The Collapse of Enron, ISBN 0-385-50787-9 (March 2003)

Film edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stout, David (2012-02-14). "Enron Official Says She Warned Lay About Financial Irregularities". New York Times. New York. Retrieved 2002-02-15.
  2. ^ Ackman, Dan (2002-02-14). "Sherron Watkins Had Whistle But Blew It". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  3. ^ . Alpha Chi Omega. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  • "Interview with Sherron Watkins". Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies.

External links edit

  • Sherron Watkins - Official Website
  • (archived version at the Wayback Machine, from January 28, 2017)

November 03, 2023
sherron, watkins, born, august, 1959, american, former, vice, president, corporate, development, enron, corporation, watkins, called, testify, before, committees, house, representatives, senate, beginning, 2002, primarily, about, warnings, enron, then, kenneth. Sherron Watkins born August 28 1959 is an American former Vice President of Corporate Development at the Enron Corporation Watkins was called to testify before committees of the U S House of Representatives and Senate at the beginning of 2002 primarily about her warnings to Enron s then CEO Kenneth Lay about accounting irregularities in the financial statements 1 In August 2001 Watkins alerted Lay of accounting irregularities in financial reports However Watkins has been criticized for not reporting the fraud to government authorities and not speaking up publicly sooner about her concerns as her memo did not reach the public until five months after it was written 2 Watkins was represented by Houston attorney Philip H Hilder Watkins was selected as one of three Persons of the Year 2002 by Time magazine alongside two other whistleblowers Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom and Coleen Rowley of the FBI Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Books 4 Film 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editWatkins was born in Tomball Texas Watkins holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with honors from the University of Texas where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority 3 and a Master in Professional Accounting also from the McCombs School of Business Watkins is a Certified Public Accountant Career editWatkins began her career in 1982 at Arthur Andersen as an auditor She spent eight years at Andersen in both the Houston and New York offices She joined New York based MG Trade Finance in 1990 to manage their portfolio of commodity backed finance assets until October 1993 She joined Enron in 1993 and departed in November 2002 Since then Watkins has been giving speeches at colleges and management congresses In 2004 she released a book about her experiences at Enron and the problems of US corporate culture Power Failure The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron Books editMimi Swartz with Sherron Watkins Power Failure The Inside Story of The Collapse of Enron ISBN 0 385 50787 9 March 2003 Film editEnron The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 IMDB Includes personal interviews with Sherron Watkins The Crooked E The Unshredded Truth About Enron 2003 Portrayed as a staff accountant who nervously alerts Lay of the misstatements References edit Stout David 2012 02 14 Enron Official Says She Warned Lay About Financial Irregularities New York Times New York Retrieved 2002 02 15 Ackman Dan 2002 02 14 Sherron Watkins Had Whistle But Blew It Forbes com Retrieved 2013 08 11 About AXW Notable Alumnae Alpha Chi Omega Archived from the original on 2007 12 23 Retrieved 2007 09 20 Interview with Sherron Watkins Journal of Leadership amp Organizational Studies External links editSherron Watkins Official Website Sherronwatkins com archived version at the Wayback Machine from January 28 2017 Sherron Watkins email to Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay August 2001 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sherron Watkins amp oldid 1069680267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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