Enron may be back, but its return appears to have a satirical angle.
Despite promising to “fuel a bold vision of the future” and “unveil the most revolutionary technology the energy sector has ever seen,” Enron announced its new CEO is not an experienced energy executive.
Instead, the newest iteration of Enron is being run by Connor Gaydos, who is perhaps best known for the satirical conspiracy theory that “Birds Aren’t Real” and are instead surveillance drones operated by the government.
A spokesperson for Enron did not immediately return a request for more information.
Gaydos is also a co-owner of the College Company, which purchased the rights to the Enron name in 2020 for $275, as reported by the Texas Standard.
Once one of the most valuable companies in the world, Enron famously imploded in an accounting scandal, and the company’s return on Dec. 2 was 23 years to the day of its bankruptcy filing.
In a video announcing Gaydos as CEO, he noted that “it’s true, we’ve had poor leadership in the past, but thankfully, the past is prologue, and now we’re turning the page.”
“What we’re doing behind the scenes and what we’re about to release is truly groundbreaking,” Gaydos added. “It’s truly revolutionary.”
While further clues as to what that “groundbreaking” project will be have not been released, more information is expected at the Enron Power Summit, an event scheduled for Jan. 6, 2025, which is also the day the counting and certification of electoral votes will take place in Washington, D.C.
Four years ago, that procedural event turned violent as a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Trump’s election loss to President Joe Biden.
Whether there’s any purposeful connection between the two remains unclear.
Enron may be back, but its return appears to have a satirical angle. Despite promising to “fuel a bold vision of the future” and “unveil the most revolutionary technology the energy sector has ever seen,” Enron announced its new CEO is not an experienced energy executive. Instead, the newest iteration of Enron is being run […]
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