But he had exactly that option. He quite deliberately chose not to join the board when he learned about the obligations of corporate board members to shareholde

But he had exactly that option. He quite deliberately chose not to join the board when he learned about the obligations of corporate board members to shareholders as a whole. No doubt he would have been influential as a board member, but there’s no way he would have been able to change as much as he’s had (or get the rest of the board to accede to the massive vaporization of equity value).