To answer my question about why John Byrne is important enough to get a story on CNN.com here is the reason: http://observer.com/2010/08/john-byrnes-poets-quan

To answer my question about why John Byrne is important enough to get a story on CNN.com here is the reason: http://observer.com/2010/08/john-byrnes-poets-quants-starts-business-school-smackdowns-tiny-media-feuds/ http://observer.com/2010/08/john-byrnes-poets-quants-starts-... Interesting though that this history (if true I haven't verified it) would be omitted from his "about" page.