But the Overseer credits Fineberg for "consensus-building skills."
"Certainly in the Radcliffe negotiations, you just have to hand it to the man. It's like sailing--you can't go in a straight line. You have to tack," the Overseer says.
Fineberg knows the Harvard turf better than anyone, and being a provost is considered good experience for a would-be president.
"He and Neil are joint bosses in my mind," Zeckhauser says.
Indeed, earlier this year, Stanford Provost John L. Hennessy was selected that university's 10th president--after officials strongly considered Fineberg.
Taking Care of Business
But following Rudenstine's announcement, speculation focused on Clark, leaving Fineberg not directly in the limelight, but on its edge.
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