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We have our scapegoat for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, despite him never having worked for Silicon Valley Bank.

Poor Joseph Gentile must have the worst luck imaginable. After his stint as CFO of Lehmann Brothers, the collapse of which precipitated the 2008 financial crisis, he went on to work as Chief Administrative Officer for Silicon Valley Bank, the collapse of which precipitated what might very well be the 2023 financial crisis.

What are the odds, huh? Talk about failing upward.

Because of his bad luck, Mr. Gentile now finds himself marked as the personification of reckless banking practices, corporate greed, and very possibly bailouts that will leave taxpayers on the hook for what bad decisions made by rich people.