Unless this guy has a PhD or even a masters in Urban Management  Hahaha, nooooope:  Ramírez received his Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, with a minor in Business Administration, from DeVry Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, and participated in the Executive Advanced Management Certificate Program at Duke University, Durham, NC.  Not even CS, but "computer information systems," whatever that is. Also, from that Globe article:  Ramirez left GE in 2012 to become the chief executive of a struggling energy supplier in Texas, Global Power Equipment Group. In his bio on LinkedIn, he said he led a turnaround of the company, but he resigned suddenly in March 2015. ... Global Power did not respond to a request for comment about the circumstances of his departure.  So, wow, what a candidate!!   fatty fatty fat fat bounced around various middle-management positions "resigned suddenly"  zero experience zero relevant education  Yeah, let's pay this fat $320,000 per year!  Again from the article:  It’s a sizable boost from past general manager salaries of about $175,000; officials said throughout the process that a higher salary would help the T attract qualified candidates.