1) From the Kara Shwisher article: "Sources said that Heidrick told Yahoo’s board that it was in possession of a resume that Thompson had apparently submitted s

1) From the Kara Shwisher article: "Sources said that Heidrick told Yahoo’s board that it was in possession of a resume that Thompson had apparently submitted showing the inaccurate CS degree on it." 2) The board brought this guy in to gut engineering and research among other departments, so I doubt they cared that he was an accountant. You don't need to be a genius to hand out pink slips.