According to Wikipedia, he was as a trader of natural gas derivatives at Enron. This seems essentially unrelated to the collapse of Enron, which was caused by their accounting practices. Do you have a reason to suspect he was involved? If not, this comment seems like a completely unwarranted personal attack on a person who is obviously doing a lot of good for open science (including, for full disclosure, providing the grant which funds my salary)
It’s intersting to note that both METRICS and Ben Goldacre are founded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. Yay, Earning-to-Give money.
WIkipedia: ”...he is credited with making three quarters of a billion dollars for Enron in 2001...”
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According to Wikipedia, he was as a trader of natural gas derivatives at Enron. This seems essentially unrelated to the collapse of Enron, which was caused by their accounting practices. Do you have a reason to suspect he was involved? If not, this comment seems like a completely unwarranted personal attack on a person who is obviously doing a lot of good for open science (including, for full disclosure, providing the grant which funds my salary)