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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
OK, we can have this discussion. I would not be surprised if a Ukrainian energy company paid him what seems like a lot of money to you (do you have any idea what directors of comparable companies make?) in the hopes of getting access. I have seen how directors get picked in this country, and NEWS FLASH it's not a meritocracy out there. Who you know matters, and people give you seats in the hopes that you will use your network, hopes that do not always pan out.)
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It's worth noting, he had already been on some pretty significant boards, including Amtrak, had been CEO of a couple significant investment funds, a senior officer in MBNA, and had some other pretty good experience in things that drive a pretty high compensation as a norm. And he's got a Yale Law Degree.
Sure, his father's and brother's political connections helped every step of the way, but he had the kind of resume, built over many years, that fetches that kind of coin.
Yes, I would love to do something about income inequality in America, but I bet I could identify a dozen boards that would compensate him that well or better in the time it takes to quaff a beer down.
