Big oil companies are never going to be loved, but the Shell boss argues that they bring the kind of financial muscle and technical expertise needed in a world of mega-projects such as the £10bn Russian liquefied natural gas project, Sakhalin-2.
This grant builds on previous public-private partnerships with Goldman Sachs, Google, Salesforce.com, and Global Bay, which have provided the financial investment, in-kind support, and technical expertise needed to launch this commitment into action.
Many members of Congress involved in the Dodd-Frank bill seemed to lack both the expertise needed to understand the complicated financial legislation and the ambition to solve big problems, rather than stick to partisan strategy.
Mr. Bent, 64, said he believed that the World Trade Center attack and the prospect of war would compound residents' economic concerns, enhancing the appeal of his own financial expertise and the need to break from politics as usual.
Mr. Obama makes a convincing case that he needed the financial expertise of a Summers and a Geithner to cope with the worst economic crisis in 70 years.
When he announced his intention to seek a third term in the midst of the financial crisis, the mayor argued that New York City needed his financial expertise, and he explained that his seemingly ironclad support for a two-term limit had evolved.
The need to find financial expertise to chair the audit committee has sparked a boom in demand for CFOs and for retired partners of auditing firms.
"Groupon needs a new audit committee with much more financial expertise," said James Post, a management professor at Boston University.
"Integrating API with social media does have a future, but appeal will always be limited due to expertise and financial resources needed to use it.
It is becoming increasingly clear that New York needs a state pension board, of five members or so, chosen very publicly and for their financial expertise, not their political connections.
