Vincent Kaminski
Vincent Julian Kaminski | |
|---|---|
| Born | Poland |
| Alma mater | Warsaw School of Economics (MSc, PhD), Fordham University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Professor of Energy Management Practice |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | Head of quantitative modeling at Enron; energy trading and risk management expert |
Vincent Julian Kaminski is a professor specializing in Energy Management Practice at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business, originally from Poland. He has authored multiple publications focusing on energy trading and risk management.
Between 1992 and 2002, Kaminski headed the quantitative modeling division at Enron, overseeing a team of approximately fifty analysts responsible for creating models that underpinned energy trading activities. Before Enron declared bankruptcy, he raised significant concerns regarding financial schemes implemented by CFO Andrew Fastow designed to mask the company's escalating liabilities through intricate partnerships. These deals involved pledging debt against Enron shares and contained "trigger events" that could demand immediate repayment, potentially initiating a chain reaction threatening the firm’s financial health. Kaminski’s dissent served as an important alert preceding Enron’s downfall.
His academic credentials include a Master of Science in International Economics and a Doctorate in Mathematical Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics, along with an MBA from Fordham University.
Books
Energy Modelling: Advances in the Management of Uncertainty, Risk Books, 2005
Managing Energy Price Risk: The New Challenges and Solutions, Risk Books, 2004
Energy Markets, Risk Books, 2013
External links
- http://news.findlaw.com/wp/docs/enron/specinv020102rpt2.pdf
- http://www.risk.net/energy-risk/review/2196403/book-extract-energy-markets-by-vince-kaminski
Further reading
- Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story, by Kurt Eichenwald, Broadway Books, 2005
- Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron, by Mimi Schwartz and Sherron Watkins, Doubleday Books, 2003
- Enron Figure Reappears in Amaranth Filings by Christopher Faille, Lipper HedgeWorld
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- American energy industry executives
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- Polish emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- SGH Warsaw School of Economics alumni
- Fordham University alumni
- Rice University faculty
- Year of birth missing (living people)