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[BeauV]

Keith, I think that you've done a great job of stating why I've never wanted to be a public company CEO. In a private company, as you obviously know, the Board and the shareholders they represent are usually willing to have the CEO execute on strategies that are much longer term. My piece of the world (private tech companies that are either start-ups or turn-arounds) is primarily populated by CEOs who are major shareholders in the company. This makes financial alignment a LOT easier. Then there are the extreme examples, like Steve Jobs at Apple, where the CEO has such a significant stake that he works for $1/year. BV