The Rise of the Rogue Executive: How Good Companies Go Bad and How to Stop the Destruction

Acknowledgments

From Leonard Sayles

I frequently sought the counsel of Kathy Ripin, a former executive with one of the banks we mention. Her experience, ideas, and candid criticisms were always helpful. Other values follow from proximity—Ms. Ripin is my spouse. Columbia Professor, James Kuhn, shares with me the same half-century, research-based perspective on the executives and strategy of American corporations. His wise, critical comments on many of the cases we include were invaluable. And he is a much better economist.

Sam Brown is exceptionally knowledgeable about contemporary corporate finance and its more exotic instruments. He is also a fine University of Chicago trained economist and staunch defender of the virtues of free markets. As always, ...