Michael Hiltzik: Does the WeWork meltdown show we're in the twilight of the big shot CEO?
Big-talking, omnipotent corporate CEOs have become so much a fixture in the investment world that one might almost think they've been with us forever, and still will be until the end of recorded time.
A few recent events, however, suggest that possibly their era has come to an end - or at least is entering a new phase of skepticism. The latest case is that of We Co.'s Adam Neumann, but a few other recent defenestrations support the point. The departing big shots include Travis Kalanick, who stepped down as CEO of Uber in 2017 prior to the ride-hailing company's initial public offering, and Patrick
