Bernie Madoff

Wall Street grandee, former chairman of the NASDAQ and perpetrator of the ponzi scheme that almost certainly qualifies greatest fraud in history of this planet.

See also

• No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller — our review of a remarkable book by Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos
• Ponzi Supernova, a terrific seven-part podcast on the Madoff fraud.
• Risk taxonomy