Do not miss this front-page article in today's Washington Post on AIG:
By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Brady Dennis
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, December 29, 2008; Page A01
This is the first of three articles in the Washington Post detailing the history of AIG's Financial Products division and how it brought down the venerable (and surprisingly vulnerable) international insurance firm.
AIG insiders cooperated with the journalists, both on the record and of, making for a detailed and nuanced story.
UPDATE: Links to Parts 2 and 3:
Part 2 | By 1998, AIG Financial Products had made hundreds of millions of dollars. Then it subtly turned in a dangerous direction.
Part 3 | How could a single unit of AIG cause the giant company's near-ruin and become a fulcrum of the global financial crisis?
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.