Trading Legend Arnold Couldn't Get a Job on Wall Street

Billionaire philanthropist and former energy trader John Arnold recalls how he became interested in a finance career as a teenager. Arnold was a star natural gas trader at Enron before opening his own hedge fund Centaurus Capital that he ran for 10 years. Today, Arnold runs a prolific philanthropic foundation with his wife Laura. Arnold spoke in an interview for "Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein" at an event for law firm Baker Botts. This interview was recorded May 3.
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