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Usually power is flowing the other way there though. Those people are on those boards so that they can influence government, rather than the other way around. I
by darawk 7y ago
Usually power is flowing the other way there though. Those people are on those boards so that they can influence government, rather than the other way around. I'm not sure if that's better or worse, though.
- roboys 7y agoThe gov influences companies through economic and legal incentives (subsidies, large gov contracts, etc..). This is especially true in important industries (energy, health care, tech). Does having a large % of ex-gov/mil/intel board members increase the likelihood of a company landing these contracts? I wouldn't be surprised, if true (for many reasons).
- iforgotpassword 7y agoIt goes both ways. A favor, now you owe me.