I’m reminded of the old adage “two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.” The executive that made the relevant decision probably is no longer capable/incli

I’m reminded of the old adage “two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.” The executive that made the relevant decision probably is no longer capable/inclined to do the detailed modeling necessary. It would be extremely foolish to trust his future to the discretion of a spreadsheet jockey two years out of bschool. I bet there was no such modeling exercise. Whatever weighing of discrimination damages that happened likely took place entirely on the backs of napkins.