An Anxious Accountant’s Journey to the Top
Listen here. In 2004, Ted Gunther started a new job at a big accounting firm. He led the team overseeing transactions in newly deregulated electricity markets. On his first day, he met the “Green Book,” a thick, complex book that sets standards for derivatives, hedging strategies and contract structures. “I still remember it vividly. […] I remember the partner at the time putting that book on my desk and asking me to go ahead and read this, and I just …