Click to zoom Bethany McLean
Editor-at-Large
FORTUNE

Editor-at-large Bethany McLean joined FORTUNE in July 1995, and covers a wide range of companies and industries. She is co-author of "The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron," which was published in 2003 by Portfolio and made into a documentary movie with the same name in 2005.

In 2001, McLean was one of the first reporters to raise questions about Enron. Her story, "Is Enron Overpriced?" appeared in the March 5, 2001 issue of FORTUNE, and she has shared her expertise on the subject in numerous appearances on national network and cable news shows.

McLean has also written about the credit rating agencies such as Moody's and Standard & Poors, President Clinton's philanthropic efforts, Fannie Mae, the student loan industry, Goldman Sachs, and hedge funds, among other topics.

Before FORTUNE, McLean was an analyst at investment bank Goldman Sachs.

She has a B.A. in English and mathematics from Williams College.