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I was Enron's best trader. That is the most complicated sentence in my biography.

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Knowing when to stop is the hardest thing in finance. Everyone wants one more year. One more trade. I chose to stop.

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I made enough money by 38 to fund every cause I care about. Keeping the fund open would have been selfish.

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Evidence-based policy is not popular because evidence often contradicts what people want to believe.

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We have given away over 3 billion dollars. Criminal justice reform. Education. Healthcare. The returns on philanthropy compound just like investment returns.

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The same analytical rigor that made me successful in energy trading can fix broken systems. Data does not care about politics.