It should be someone who is largely retired, like a Cinnenatus kind of person, so, for example, not Steve Balmer. He is awesome as ceo of microsoft, and the world would be poorer for it, were he to go elsewhere, in my opinion. This job is not even that technical - just trying to increase access to broadband, and advising on "green tech" issues. More a job for a marketing type than a super-technical type.