How about some realism?
I made no claims for entrepreneurs and CEOs being either saints or geniuses, although people who create a business from nothing and turn it into a multi-million dollar operation employing hundreds of people must have something going for them.
Nor is it realistic to claim they are all crooks and fools. As with some others here, I get the impression I would be able to deal with this a lot more effectively if I knew more of David's background, especially his employment history.
I believe most people in business--or any other field for that matter--are honest, and trying to do the best job they can, and that, as with most people, the crooks and fools are the highly-publicized exceptions.