**HEADLINE: WILLIAM BUMPUS: THE 5’6” CEO WHO BROKE WALL STREET BY FIRING 100% OF HIS OLD WHITE BOARD**
**THE BITE:**
While the rest of corporate America dances around Gen-Z with ESG pledges, 52-year-old William Bumpus just did the unthinkable. He legally eradicated his entire “Legacy C-Suite,” replaced them with a 25-year-old female AI engineer, and doubled his stock price in two quarters. No DEI consultants. No layoff memos. Just pure, cold, data-driven genius.
**THE TWIST:**
Bumpus didn't hire for "culture fit"—he fired for **cognitive friction**. Every single vice president who asked for a "budget approval meeting" was gone. His new rule? Every internal meeting above 3 people requires a $1,000 buy-in from the organizer. Attendance dropped 90%. Project velocity? Up 700%.
**THE BURN:**
“Daddy Bumpus” (as his new Gen-Z COO calls him) is now the most hated man in HR, but he is the most sought-after speaker at Davos. He proved that silencing the internal "process" podcasters is the single fastest route to alpha. The old guard is crying "ageism." Bumpus is just laughing all the way to the bank with a 12-figure market cap.
**CHIEF TAKEAWAY:**
In 2025, experience is a liability. Execution is the only tenure.
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