Jeffrey Skilling and Rebecca Carter Marriage Profile

Since their wedding, the marriage of Jeffrey Skilling and Rebecca Carter has been in the spotlight surrounding the fall of Enron. Here's more information about their marriage and Jeffrey's previous marriage to Susan Long.

Born:

Jeffrey Keith Skilling: November 25, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rebecca Carter:

How Jeffrey and Rebecca Met:

They met while both were working at Enron and began dating in March 1998. Jeff and Rebecca announced their engagement in July 2001.

Wedding Date:

Rebecca and Jeffrey were married on the first weekend of March 2002 in a small, private ceremony at Skilling's home in Houston, Texas.

Children:

Jeffrey has three children, two sons and a daughter, from his first marriage. One of his sons, John Taylor Skilling, died at the age of 20 on February 1, 2011. A student at Chapman University, John was found dead in his apartment.

Former Marriages:

Jeffrey:

• Susan Long: Susan and Jeffrey met at Southern Methodist University. They married in May 1975 in Chicago. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1997.

Rebecca:

• Rebecca's former marriage ended in divorce in 1998.

Enron Scandal:

10/23/2006: Convicted of federal felony charges including wire fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, and conspiracy, Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his participation in the Enron Corporation scandal. He also faced more than $18 million in fines.

Occupations:

Jeffrey: Enron Corporation executive, CEO.

Rebecca: Former corporate secretary and vice president for board communications for Enron.

Quotes:

Article about the cost of Jeffrey's success: "His success had come at some personal cost. His marriage ended after 22 years in 1997, and he saw less of his children than he said he wanted. For the class profile of his Harvard Business School 20-year reunion, he penned not a summary of his accomplishments but a letter of regret for the loss of his marriage."
Source: Chron.com

Kurt Eichenwald about Jeff and Susan's marriage in 1995: "He and Susan had grown apart; the three children were the only thing they had in common anymore. Jeff was jamming more meetings into each day, traveling too much, spending time with clients in far-flung cities. Susan was a dedicated supermom, rushing from one packed schedule to the next. Their time together was spent competing over whose day had been more nerve-racking. The tenderness they had both once felt was gone. They were always angry and just plain tired."
Source: Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story, page 78.