Executive Bio

Richard A. Causey is executive vice president and chief accounting officer of Enron. Previously, Mr. Causey was a managing director of Enron Capital & Trade Resources (ECT) with responsibility for the development of ECT's core retail energy products. Other areas of responsibility at ECT included accounting and risk management operations, as well as the leadership of treasury activities (capital markets, portfolio management and transaction evaluation). Mr. Causey is also a member of Enron's Corporate Policy Committee and Executive Committee.

Before joining Enron, Mr. Causey was a senior manager with Arthur Anderson & Co. in Houston where he specialized in the natural gas industry. While at Arthur Anderson, he had primary responsibility for the Enron engagement as well as other natural gas pipeline and marketing clients.

Mr. Causey holds a bachelor's degree in business honors and accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a C.P.A. in the State of Texas. He is involved in various charitable and civic activities in Houston including serving as member of the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association and the Brenda & John H. Duncan Rise School of Houston. Mr. Causey is a member of the College of Business Administration Foundation Advisory Council at the University of Texas. Additionally, Mr. Causey is a member of the Accounting Advisory Council at the University of Texas where he served as the chairman in 1995-96.

Enron is one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas and communications companies. The company, with revenues of $101 billion in 2000, markets electricity and natural gas, delivers physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customers around the world, and has developed an intelligent network platform to facilitate online business. Fortune magazine has named Enron "America's Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years. Enron's Internet address is www.enron.com. The stock is traded under the ticker symbol "ENE."

Date of birth: January 9, 1960