I'd argue that the VPs, all the way up to the CTO need to almost as technical as the lower levels. Otherwise how are they supposed to accurately evaluate who to

I'd argue that the VPs, all the way up to the CTO need to almost as technical as the lower levels. Otherwise how are they supposed to accurately evaluate who to hire, and their performance once hired. They can go on end result metrics, but those are subject to confounding variables, and are not really accurate enough to make good decision on. It's really hard to tell the geniuses from the bullshitters if you're not able to get down into the details with them on occasion as needed.