Self-help instructors usually only have a track record of being good at making a living from being self-help instructors (which includes being good at self promotion to the relevant audience). As far as I know, CFAR staff are no different in that regard.

While to some extent I think this criticism may be valid, especially given the fact that it was a known factor prior to the foundation of CFAR, I think it's not entirely fair. Given that CFAR is more or less attempting to create a new curriculum and area of study, it isn't entirely clear what it would look like to have a proven track record in the field.

Now obviously CFAR would be more impressive if it was being run by Daniel Kahneman. But given that that isn't going to happen, I think the organization that we have is doing a fairly good job, especially given that many of their staff members have impressive accomplishments in other domains.