I interpreted “some of which have come under fire” as a polite way of saying they thought the purchase was clearly wrong and reflected poorly on Zabel’s judgement. If they weren’t trying to bring the wisdom of the decision into their argument I think they would have just left it at her being an example of a funder having a board seat?
I do agree, though, that relitigating it here isn’t helpful.
I interpreted “some of which have come under fire” as a polite way of saying they thought the purchase was clearly wrong and reflected poorly on Zabel’s judgement. If they weren’t trying to bring the wisdom of the decision into their argument I think they would have just left it at her being an example of a funder having a board seat?
I do agree, though, that relitigating it here isn’t helpful.