<p>An interesting tidbit from the profile of the extremely successful Cambridge, MA city manager for the last 25 years (from Boston Sunday Globe, July 2, 2006). It seems like it's neither the degree nor the school, but definitely the person:</p>
<p>"One of the things he is most proud of is taking Cambridge from a bond rating of B to AAA, making it one of only about a dozen cities in the state and 70 nationally, with such high bond rating."
"Numbers have always been his game."</p>
<p>At UMass-Amherst, Healy first studied chemistry, anticipating medical school, but quickly switched to English and got his teaching certificate. In 1965, he took his first teaching job..."</p>