I tend to agree with you. It’s just that it is a real question whether Trump will rely on those who aren’t Ivy Leaguers (like himself) or those with primarily government experience. Businessmen are used to relying on consensus experts.
I think the Apprentice shows answer that question. Trump had has own entertaining and odd criteria, for sure. That being said, he judged people by their performance, not their pedigree.
Trump is an Ivy-leaguer. I made that mistake myself because he sure doesn’t act like one. He went to business school at Penn, and Penn is part of the Ivies.
“Hiring experts” requires knowledge of the field of expertise required.
I, for the sake of argument, am a great Project manager. My stuff gets done and done right. I work on IT. Should I be asked to hire a chemical engineer for a new fuel cell project? Probably not.
Trump could find a better brick layer than I can, and much faster. He could name a great architect in seconds for anything you want to build. He could likely tell you the margin based on very few details. Can he build a new application and design the infrastructure to support it? Can he point out the risks that will kill the profits? Can he hire a good second level developer to augment the team? Probably not.
He would need to figure out who he can trust and lean on their knowledge and experience. Those are the folks who will be running things.
>> Trump will rely on those who aren’t Ivy Leaguers (like himself) <<<
Trump is an Ivy Leaguer. His MBA is from Penn’s Wharton School, and Penn is in the Ivy League.