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Even as the Wall Street mob calls for his head, Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince still has his job. How does he do it?

Marty Lipton, legendary M&A lawyer and inventor of the poison pill, is back wearing a different hat -- as a troubleshooter for embattled CEOs like Citigroup's Sandy Weill.

William Harrison spent $41 billion trying to graft a blue-chip investment bank atop Chase-Chemical’s unglamorous loan business. Now both halves of his financial Frankenstein are struggling.

With Ron Perelman, the archetypal corporate raider, now one of Citigroup's largest shareholders, the wolf is finally on the inside.

When the Whitney Museum's trustees convinced Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski to join their board, everyone thought they'd landed the richest prize in town. Careful what you wish for.

When the president talks, Wall Street listens -- and sells. Why? He and his people may have been CEOs, but the approach that works in the boardroom doesn't translate to the trading floor.

While other banking stars play to the crowd, Gene Tiger Sykes of Goldman Sachs wins the big deals by wooing a more select audience: CEOs like C. Michael Armstrong and Carly Fiorina.

The former mayor's first consulting gig was a little backstage managing of the Merrill Lynch crisis. Could he get Eliot Spitzer to back off? Too bad Spitzer's studied Rudy's own playbook.

Buyout king Teddy Forstmann -- known for his stunning returns (and Liz Hurley on his arm) -- dropped $2 billion on bad tech plays. Did he take his eye off the ball -- or swing (too late) for the fences?

On Wall Street, Bob Rubin was brilliant at finessing risk. As Treasury secretary, his invisible hand saved the economy (not to speak of Clinton's presidency). So why'd he make that embarrassing Enron call?