The problem is definitely not the music degree. As many have said there are many brilliant technical folks who have music degrees. The problem is the low qual

The problem is definitely not the music degree. As many have said there are many brilliant technical folks who have music degrees. The problem is the low quality hiring of executives. This seems to plague almost every large company out there. These "executive level" people are just part of some inner circle and know somebody who knows somebody. They might look good on paper. The reality is that boards and CEOs have too little knowledge of the specifics of their business and make chicken-shit hires.