It’s hard to imagine someone like me being added to a board that had been reconstituted through the 1983 merger of Santa Fe and Southern Pacific and included directors of both companies. There were thirty directors. Thirty! At the time, boards like this were populated by people with good resumes who were often past their prime. Picture row upon row of conservative older white guys in dark suits. To say the least, when I’d show up for a board meeting with my motorcycle helmet under my arm, it created a significant contrast between me and the establishment.
