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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My last 3 CEOs went to crappy colleges. So what [/quote]

Having worked for the government and private industry I haven't seen many people in high places from elite universities.  I don't know where they all go, but they certainly aren't well-represented in the federal govt. or in many fortune 500 companies.[/quote]

It’s weird. I work in a pretty high profile part of government (financial regulator) and there’s lots of elite UG or law schools in leadership of these agencies. Legal divisions of agencies tend to have more elite school representation. Lots of Under Secretaries and other appointees with elite credentials.

I also know a lot of Ivy League grads that just….faded away from the work force. No clue what they are doing with their lives, but basically a lot of them got burned out by academia or corporate world or startups and just sorta disappeared. I feel like Ivy Leaguers are more likely to have 2nd careers or career pivots in their 30s and 40s. Why? Because they can rely on degree prestige to credibly enter a new industry.

But yeah, there are plenty who have sorta just disappeared, or they jump from passion to passion with no clear path to paying for daily necessities. I think so many of them have trusts or some other external help. [/quote]

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