LinkedIn vs personal email?

I was referred to someone who is no longer in IB; however, I still want to talk to this person. 

Because they are no longer in IB, I can't use their work email (tried, and it bounced), but I was able to find this individual's personal email through our school's alumni database. 

So my question is, would it be better to email him via his personal email or by InMail on LinkedIn?

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LinkedIn. Tbh, I find networking emails pretty annoying and prefer being contacted on linkedin and keep it more informal (also because I can see the pic and CV so I know whether it is worth speaking / how much time to allocate)

 

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