If he has any advantage, it would be that he paid attention to what made PARC work well at the time, and what working well actually feels like, and might be abl

If he has any advantage, it would be that he paid attention to what made PARC work well at the time, and what working well actually feels like, and might be able to do something similar. OTOH, you're right, he could be ossified. The problem with an advisory role is no one has to listen to him, no matter how sensible he is.