Lou Pai

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Lou Pai born?June 23, 1947
2. What is the key executive roles?CEO of Enron Energy Services and Enron Xcelerator
3. What is the taylor ranch acreage?77,500 acres
4. Who is Lou Pai?Lou Pai is a businessman who worked for the energy company Enron and later bought a huge ranch in Colorado.
5. How much money did Lou Pai make from Enron?He earned more than $250 million from his time at Enron, which made him very wealthy.

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