After he got the New York Stock Exchange up and running within days of the 9/11 attacks, the N.Y.S.E. chairman became a symbol of the country's resilience. But he was forced from the chairmanship two years later and became an emblem of corporate greed. Grasso resigned when it was revealed
that he would receive $140 million in deferred
pay, a staggering sum approved by the corporate titans he was charged with regulating.
