Gilman was soon earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year consulting, simply by talking about the work he loved. His lifestyle didn’t change dramatically—as one former student put it: “He was not a flashy guy who reveled in expensive toys.” But he started to allow himself certain luxuries, such as first-class flights and a car service. The hedge fund work consumed more and more of his time, and it was all conducted out of view of his colleagues in the scientific community. Increasingly, Gilman was leading a secret life.
