Top Colleges for Private Equity - Georgetown is Near the Top!

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If you bought a lottery ticket and someone else bought a lottery ticket and won the lottery doesn’t mean you also won the lottery!

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Anonymous wrote:If you bought a lottery ticket and someone else bought a lottery ticket and won the lottery doesn’t mean you also won the lottery!

It seems like more of a school pride thing, nothing wrong with seeing something impressive from your school!

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As if these people got to these positions because of their undergrad degrees. Come on.

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Anonymous wrote:If you bought a lottery ticket and someone else bought a lottery ticket and won the lottery doesn’t mean you also won the lottery!

Do we have a list of colleges with the most $10 million+ lotto jackpot winners? It would be ideal to have rankings adjusted based on school size too.

Winning the lottery also sounds better than working in PE!

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Anonymous wrote:Private equity is destroying this country.

This. Seems like a badge of shame to me.

It's not the only way these schools are destroying this country. The top 5 private equity schools are UPenn, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke. We have Trump from UPenn, his right hand man Stephen Miller from Duke, his amazing guide through COVID as US Health Secretary Alex Azar from Dartmouth, and his lovely son in law Jared from Harvard. And likely others in that circle from Georgetown and Stanford. Coincidence? The same schools that churn out these PE businessmen churn out the top politicians that ruin the country.

To be fair, Kushner and Trump are mobsters, not politicans.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private equity is destroying this country.

This. Seems like a badge of shame to me.

It's not the only way these schools are destroying this country. The top 5 private equity schools are UPenn, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke. We have Trump from UPenn, his right hand man Stephen Miller from Duke, his amazing guide through COVID as US Health Secretary Alex Azar from Dartmouth, and his lovely son in law Jared from Harvard. And likely others in that circle from Georgetown and Stanford. Coincidence? The same schools that churn out these PE businessmen churn out the top politicians that ruin the country.

Duke and UPenn did always feel like two peas in a pod. Most people I know from both schools have been pretty insufferable. I can't deny that they've also been successful though. Nice houses, bad personalities.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private equity is destroying this country.

This. Seems like a badge of shame to me.

It's not the only way these schools are destroying this country. The top 5 private equity schools are UPenn, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke. We have Trump from UPenn, his right hand man Stephen Miller from Duke, his amazing guide through COVID as US Health Secretary Alex Azar from Dartmouth, and his lovely son in law Jared from Harvard. And likely others in that circle from Georgetown and Stanford. Coincidence? The same schools that churn out these PE businessmen churn out the top politicians that ruin the country.

Duke and UPenn did always feel like two peas in a pod. Most people I know from both schools have been pretty insufferable. I can't deny that they've also been successful though. Nice houses, bad personalities.

Ain't that the truth. Old classmate of mine from high school graduated near the top of the class with two varsity sports, went to Duke and joined a frat, now makes tens of millions at a finance firm. I think we all kind of knew he'd be successful, but I'm definitely not the only one who hoped he'd fall short just because of his personality. So full of himself. To be fair I haven't spoke with him in years so I don't know what he's like now, but occasionally check up on his social media. Lots of lavishness but I can't imagine he has a great home life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private equity is destroying this country.

This. Seems like a badge of shame to me.

It's not the only way these schools are destroying this country. The top 5 private equity schools are UPenn, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke. We have Trump from UPenn, his right hand man Stephen Miller from Duke, his amazing guide through COVID as US Health Secretary Alex Azar from Dartmouth, and his lovely son in law Jared from Harvard. And likely others in that circle from Georgetown and Stanford. Coincidence? The same schools that churn out these PE businessmen churn out the top politicians that ruin the country.

Duke and UPenn did always feel like two peas in a pod. Most people I know from both schools have been pretty insufferable. I can't deny that they've also been successful though. Nice houses, bad personalities.

Ain't that the truth. Old classmate of mine from high school graduated near the top of the class with two varsity sports, went to Duke and joined a frat, now makes tens of millions at a finance firm. I think we all kind of knew he'd be successful, but I'm definitely not the only one who hoped he'd fall short just because of his personality. So full of himself. To be fair I haven't spoke with him in years so I don't know what he's like now, but occasionally check up on his social media. Lots of lavishness but I can't imagine he has a great home life.

The truth is you sound like a hater. You know nothing about how he is now, but he still lives in your head rent-free. He could have a great home life for all you know, a lot of people change after high school. And hoping he'd fall short reflects more on who you are than who he is.

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Anonymous wrote:Finally some good DMV (and GU) pride! Someone compiled the undergraduate schools of the leadership at what many consider the 15 top America-based private equity firms: Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Carlyle Group, Neuberger Berman, Bain Capital, Ares Management, Oaktree Capital, TPG, Silver Lake, Vista Equity, Warburg Pincus, Thoma Bravo, Hellman & Friedman, and Advent International. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many Georgetown alumni are at the top ranks of these elite cos. Hoya Saxa!

Blackstone:

Chairman and CEO: Yale
President: UPenn
Global Head of Private Equity: Georgetown
Global Co-Heads of Technology Investing: Harvard, Oxford

KKR:

Co-Founders and Co-Executive Chairmen: Claremont McKenna, Claremont McKenna
Co-CEOs: Harvard, UPenn
Co-Heads of Americas Private Equity: Duke, Dartmouth

Apollo Global Management:

CEO: UPenn
Co-Presidents: Duke, UPenn
Chairman of International Private Equity: Stanford
Co-Heads of Americas Private Equity: UPenn, Emory

Carlyle Group:

Co-Founders and non-Executive Co-Chairmen: Duke, Dartmouth
Chairman of Americas Private Equity: Georgetown

Neuberger Berman:

Chairman and CEO: UPenn
President: Georgetown
Global Co-Heads of Private Equity Co-Investments: UPenn, Hamilton

Bain Capital:

Co-Chairmen: Duke, Yale
Co-Managing Partners: Columbia, UVA

Ares Management:

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman: Georgetown
Co-Founder and CEO: Yale
Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of Private Equity: UPenn, UMich

Oaktree Capital:

Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen: Duke, UPenn
Vice Chairman: Wesleyan
CEO: Berkeley

TPG:

Founding Partners and Co-Chairmen: Dartmouth, UW-Seattle
CEO: UChicago
President: Dartmouth
Co-Managing Partners: Stanford, Williams

Silver Lake:

Chairman: Harvard
Vice Chairman: Duke
Co-CEOs: UPenn, Georgetown

Vista Equity Partners:

Founder, Chairman and CEO: Cornell
President: Eastern Michigan
Co-Heads of Flagship Fund: Harvard, Cal Poly
Head of Perennial Fund: Williams
Co-Heads of Foundation Fund: Stanford, UPenn
Co-Heads of Endeavor Fund: Columbia, Linfield

Warburg Pincus:

CEO: UT Austin
President: Dartmouth
Co-Heads of US Private Equity: Harvard, Tufts

Thoma Bravo:

Co-Founders and Co-Managing Partners: Brown, OSU (Oklahoma)
Co-Managing Partners: Stanford, Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Queen's

Hellman & Friedman:

Executive Chairman: Princeton
CEO: Harvard
Head of Technology and Insurance Investing: Harvard
Head of Healthcare and Financial Services Investing: Stanford
Head of Consumer, Retail, and Industrial Investing: Stanford

Advent International:

Chairman: Tulane
Co-Heads of Americas: Stanford, Dartmouth, Dartmouth

Final Tally and Conclusions:

Only 11 schools had multiple alumni as investment leaders in the top private equity firms:

UPenn (11)
Dartmouth (8)
Harvard (7)
Stanford (7)
Duke (6)
Georgetown (5)
Yale (3)
Columbia (2)
Williams (2)
Claremont McKenna (2)
Wesleyan (2)

Georgetown is very impressive considering how small its endowment is compared to the schools ahead of it as well. I wonder why some of these rich people don't donate more or at least advise Georgetown's endowment? In a weird way, it looks bad on behalf of Georgetown if so many successful alumni aren't going back to help

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Private equity is destroying this country.

This. Seems like a badge of shame to me.

+1

Grimaced when I read the title.

[Anonymous]

Well, good for those who are in that position, but how did you think that this kind of success will come to your kid? LOL

Delusional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private equity is destroying this country.

This. Seems like a badge of shame to me.

It's not the only way these schools are destroying this country. The top 5 private equity schools are UPenn, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke. We have Trump from UPenn, his right hand man Stephen Miller from Duke, his amazing guide through COVID as US Health Secretary Alex Azar from Dartmouth, and his lovely son in law Jared from Harvard. And likely others in that circle from Georgetown and Stanford. Coincidence? The same schools that churn out these PE businessmen churn out the top politicians that ruin the country.

To be fair, Kushner and Trump are mobsters, not politicans.

+1

[Anonymous]

I would be willing to bet if the same analysis was done with Investment Banks, Tufts, Hamilton and Wesleyan all punch way above their weight. DS is in finance and he tells me Goldman’s is awash with NESCAC kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Finally some good DMV (and GU) pride! Someone compiled the undergraduate schools of the leadership at what many consider the 15 top America-based private equity firms: Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Carlyle Group, Neuberger Berman, Bain Capital, Ares Management, Oaktree Capital, TPG, Silver Lake, Vista Equity, Warburg Pincus, Thoma Bravo, Hellman & Friedman, and Advent International. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many Georgetown alumni are at the top ranks of these elite cos. Hoya Saxa!

Blackstone:

Chairman and CEO: Yale
President: UPenn
Global Head of Private Equity: Georgetown
Global Co-Heads of Technology Investing: Harvard, Oxford

KKR:

Co-Founders and Co-Executive Chairmen: Claremont McKenna, Claremont McKenna
Co-CEOs: Harvard, UPenn
Co-Heads of Americas Private Equity: Duke, Dartmouth

Apollo Global Management:

CEO: UPenn
Co-Presidents: Duke, UPenn
Chairman of International Private Equity: Stanford
Co-Heads of Americas Private Equity: UPenn, Emory

Carlyle Group:

Co-Founders and non-Executive Co-Chairmen: Duke, Dartmouth
Chairman of Americas Private Equity: Georgetown

Neuberger Berman:

Chairman and CEO: UPenn
President: Georgetown
Global Co-Heads of Private Equity Co-Investments: UPenn, Hamilton

Bain Capital:

Co-Chairmen: Duke, Yale
Co-Managing Partners: Columbia, UVA

Ares Management:

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman: Georgetown
Co-Founder and CEO: Yale
Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of Private Equity: UPenn, UMich

Oaktree Capital:

Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen: Duke, UPenn
Vice Chairman: Wesleyan
CEO: Berkeley

TPG:

Founding Partners and Co-Chairmen: Dartmouth, UW-Seattle
CEO: UChicago
President: Dartmouth
Co-Managing Partners: Stanford, Williams

Silver Lake:

Chairman: Harvard
Vice Chairman: Duke
Co-CEOs: UPenn, Georgetown

Vista Equity Partners:

Founder, Chairman and CEO: Cornell
President: Eastern Michigan
Co-Heads of Flagship Fund: Harvard, Cal Poly
Head of Perennial Fund: Williams
Co-Heads of Foundation Fund: Stanford, UPenn
Co-Heads of Endeavor Fund: Columbia, Linfield

Warburg Pincus:

CEO: UT Austin
President: Dartmouth
Co-Heads of US Private Equity: Harvard, Tufts

Thoma Bravo:

Co-Founders and Co-Managing Partners: Brown, OSU (Oklahoma)
Co-Managing Partners: Stanford, Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Queen's

Hellman & Friedman:

Executive Chairman: Princeton
CEO: Harvard
Head of Technology and Insurance Investing: Harvard
Head of Healthcare and Financial Services Investing: Stanford
Head of Consumer, Retail, and Industrial Investing: Stanford

Advent International:

Chairman: Tulane
Co-Heads of Americas: Stanford, Dartmouth, Dartmouth

Final Tally and Conclusions:

Only 11 schools had multiple alumni as investment leaders in the top private equity firms:

UPenn (11)
Dartmouth (8)
Harvard (7)
Stanford (7)
Duke (6)
Georgetown (5)
Yale (3)
Columbia (2)
Williams (2)
Claremont McKenna (2)
Wesleyan (2)

To be fair, Carlyle Group having at least 1 Georgetown leader as an alum makes sense, the firm is literally the poster child for DC business and creates its edge through its political connections. David Rubenstein is probably the most influential and connected businessman in all of DC.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t consider PE hiring to be good news, thank you for pursuing this data anyway.

+1 how absurd. Not aligned with Jesuit principles at all.