Here’s the reason why he won’t, even if he wanted to do so....Gore couln’t stand the financial vetting and disclosures. You think that the Clintons have done well?..Gore’s made maybe $500 mill...
>>>Gore’s made maybe $500 mill...
Eric Schmidt signed on for 3.5 million options of GOOG in 2001, and I guess he’d have signed Gore to his GOOG consulting gig for at least 100,000 options, making Gore worth $30 million in 2005 and up to $70 million last year.
It’s anyone’s guess though (in lieu of Gore’s employment agreement). It could be $15 to $35 million at 50,000 options, or $150 to $350 million if Gore got 500,000 options.