560. Is This “the Worst Job in Corporate America” — or Maybe the Best?

<p>John Ray is an emergency C.E.O., a bankruptcy expert who takes over companies that have succumbed to failure or fraud. He’s currently cleaning up the mess left by alleged crypto scammer Sam Bankman-Fried. And he loves it.</p><p> </p><p>RESOURCES:</p><ul><li>"<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.202.0.pdf">United States of America v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, a/k/a 'SBF,'</a>" by the United States District Court Southern District of New York (2023).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-john-ray-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-11671049903">Does FTX’s New CEO Have the Worst Job in Corporate America?</a>" by Ben Cohen (<i>The Wall Street Journal, </i>2022).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/john-ray-iii-ftx-ceo-pittsfield-massachusetts-cryptocurrency-collapse-ryan-salame/article_1ebadaf6-6cf4-11ed-93b5-0f91b29ee575.html">John J. Ray III, a St. Joseph’s Grad From Pittsfield, Is Earning $1,300 an Hour to Sort Out the Remains of the FTX Cryptocurrency Collapse</a>," by Larry Parnass (<i>The Berkshire Eagle, </i>2022).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-11-04-0711030650-story.html">'Pit Bull' Fights to Pick Up Enron's Pieces</a>," by Ameet Sachdev (<i>Chicago Tribune, </i>2007).</li></ul><p>EXTRAS:</p><ul><li>“<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.</a>,” series by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2018-2023).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-michael-lewis-just-get-lucky-with-moneyball/">Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with <i>Moneyball</i>?</a>" by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2022).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-crypto-crash-mean-the-blockchain-is-over/">Does the Crypto Crash Mean the Blockchain Is Over?</a>" by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2022).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/what-can-blockchain-do-for-you/">What Can Blockchain Do for You?</a>" series by <i>Freako