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One of the most enigmatic figures in the financial crisis of 2008 was Erin Callan, the golden girl CFO of Lehman Brothers. She was essentially fired by her mentor, CEO Richard Fuld, in a desperate, ultimately futile, attempt to stave off financial collapse.
Until then, she was pilloried in the press by David Einhorn and others, who were shorting Lehman with glee. She was seen as a fighter, and after she was...