Enron Whistleblower Speaks at Conference

BOSTON - What the corporate world needs, according to Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins, is a few good women, The Associated Press reported.

"Women can ask questions and not feel it's an insult, challenge or sign of distrust of the CEO. They're just asking because they want to know," she said Saturday at the Simmons School of Management women's leadership conference. "I think many of us don't look at personal consequences. There's more the feeling of wanting what is good for all of us."

Watkins, a former Enron accountant who warned then-company CEO Kenneth Lay of impending disaster before the company collapsed, said in an interview that women have qualities that the corporate world lacks.

"Power will not change the nature of women; women will change the nature of power," she said.

-- NYSSCPA.org News Staff

Posted on 04/28/03