Doug Millett Former Partner of Kynikos Who Helped Expose Enron Dies

By Long Short Trader

Sad News out of HF land: Doug Millett, former COO of Kynikos and a veteran l/s, lost a battle with cancer this pm. A nice man, RIP.

— Roddy Boyd (@BoydRoddy) September 22, 2013

“In several phone calls Jim Chanos and his chief operating officer Doug Millett, pitched her (Bethany McLean) the Enron story. The company, they said, was nothing more than a hedge fund sitting on top of a pipeline. But despite having the risks of a high-stakes trader, it had the returns on investment of a car company.” – Conspiracy of Fools, a True Story

” ‘I had been in touch with Doug Millett, who worked for James Chanos.’ She (Bethany McLean) reported that Millett suggested...