The billionaire Eli Broad is under fire for what one blog writer sees as an inconsistency in how he approaches business versus philanthropy.

Mr. Broad has given millions of dollars to improve American public education, in part pushing schools to be run more business-like.

But Michael Klonsky, an education consultant in Chicago, attacks Mr. Broad’s views on education given his role at the insurance giant American International Group, or AIG, which was taken over by the U.S. government yesterday with an $85-billion buyout.

According to BusinessWeek, Mr. Broad, a former director of AIG, helped install Robert Willumstad as the company’s chief executive. Mr. Willumstad was forced to step down as part of the deal with the government.

On. his blog, Small Talk, Mr. Klonsky writes that Mr. Broad should “stick to golf” before telling schools how to operate.

To be sure, according to an interview on CNBC from this summer, Mr. Broad has been vocal in trying to get AIG to jettison some of the financial services that have caused it so much trouble.

What do you think? Does the current financial crisis raise other questions about philanthropy?