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[b]Seems mostly like you have gripes about the process and not about him as an individual, other than his gender and a previous job he held for a tiny percentage of his professional life[/b]. That's unfortunate as far as I see it. I like the fact that Maret did not promote from within. They have had the same leadership for decades - why not bring in an outsider to move the community forward.[/quote]

Bad process = dud of a candidate. Duh.

Christ Whittle is the founder of the Edison Project, which failed. He then tried to set up Whittle, which is dying and is facing multiple lawsuits for nonpayment (this is all public information in DC court dockets).

It is hugely questionable that Bisgaard disregarded Whittle’s spectacular failure with Edison but went to work for the Whittle School anyway. So despite your “tiny percentage” comment, it is clear to me that he has very bad judgement.

I suppose it also does not matter to you then, that the faculty had zero say in the process and the student cohort selected to meet with the candidates liked him the least? You do a great job criticizing my post without providing an proof of your own that he is a strong candidate other than he might  “move the community forward.”

Move forward to what, exactly? Bankruptcy, embarrassment, and poor leadership?

I hope it works out- but the process is important. That is how you get good candidates. This was a poorly run process, and now we got what we deserve, I guess.[/quote]

[quote]Right. So anyone who goes to work for an entrepreneur who had a prior venture fail is “hugely questionable”? Hmmm. I’m just glad that the Maret board is more forward leaning and visionary than your myopic view. And as a PP noted before - the financial problems at Whittle have nothing to do with Bisgaard. [b]They literally lost $100M in funding when investors backed out due to the pandemic and somehow thats relevant to the HOS ability to lead a school?[/b] [/quote][/quote]

Wow, you really bought the Whittle PR spin that all the financial problems were a result of the pandemic?  :roll: It was a scam financially from the get-go. The mountains of litigation pleadings bear that out.[/quote]

Shoot. My bad. I must have been absent the day in law school when they taught us that pleadings are dispositive articles of fact rather than one-sided kitchen sink allegations designed to force a settlement or that, you know, will ultimate be litigated. [/quote]

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