Of course the fact that you would hire Shalala tells me you are friendly to the Clinton crowd, willing to be used to take care of their people, and not afraid for people to know it.
would hire..
Board of Directors are not hired. They are elected by the shareholders, usually they are a part of a good old boy/women network and their friends invite them in.
Donna Shalala left in 2011. She served on the board of directors of Gannett Company from 2001 to 2011, retiring because of age limits.