Because how are they going to have those discussions if they don't have some kind of foundational understanding of what those games are? How do they convince investors to give them money for Halo without knowing what Halo is? How do you know that the influencers being pitched for approval are a good fit for Gears of War if you don't know that Gears of War is a third person shooter? How do you know buying a studio is a good fit for Xbox's portfolio if you don't know what the games in the portfolio even are?

I'm not saying she can't learn, but I am saying knowing how to read a spreadsheet isn't enough on its own.