There's a big correlation between Lacrosse players and banking too…odd connection. Mostly played in East Coast major Metro colleges and Ivy Leagues.
I can't tell you exactly why, but the amount of Finance majors and Goldman sachs type employees on a lacrosse team is beyond what you'd expect. And Blacks don't play Lacrosse as far as I've noticed fwiw. Baseball/football/basketball seem to have a much different representation.
If anyone has a clue…chime in.
TO OP
There are bosses out there who want yes men and don't want to feel challenged or threatened, so they hire these non threatening easy scapegoats who can schmooze.
Then there are other boss types who are secure and successful who hire people smarter than themselves (or differently qualified) ..Trump, probably Musk, and maybe Jobs even