Lawyers for ex-Chairman Lay and former Chief Executive Skilling began Monday by questioning Joannie Williamson, who'd served as an assistant at various times to each of the former C-level duo.

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Moderated by Cathie Black, The New York Times bestselling author and former president of Hearst Magazines (where we worked together for a decade), the panel featured three other very accomplished women as well: The Daily Muse co-founder Kathryn Minshew, Business Insider tech reporter Alyson Shontell and Joannie Danielides, who runs an eponymous PR firm.

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