Comments on: The Nonscientist Science Adviser http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4980 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Bruggeman http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4980&cpage=1#comment-12398 David Bruggeman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:57:43 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4980#comment-12398 An excellent point, Roger, about Killian's management experience. Let's look at perhaps the best comparison in the Obama Administration, the newly confirmed CIA Director, Leon Panetta. Not an intelligence expert, but experienced in management, having served as White House Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of Management and Budget. At least the <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4DA153CF932A05752C0A96E948260&sec=&spon=" rel="nofollow">NY Times obit</a> noted Killian's non-scientist credentials (see 3rd paragraph). An excellent point, Roger, about Killian’s management experience. Let’s look at perhaps the best comparison in the Obama Administration, the newly confirmed CIA Director, Leon Panetta. Not an intelligence expert, but experienced in management, having served as White House Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

At least the NY Times obit noted Killian’s non-scientist credentials (see 3rd paragraph).

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