Simple Networking Q - Alum Not Responding?

Hello everyone - quick intro. I am a graduate of a target school and am looking to get an intro to a certain PE firm. I had noticed that there's an alum of my school there so I had reached out to him. But he hasn't responded and Ive even followed up. I also noticed on LinkedIn that he has the premium badge sign on his profile which could mean that he's looking to bounce firms. I have a solid background and rarely do ppl not respond to my job search emails. I wanted to get thoughts from folks here if they would recommend me to reach out to a different principal / director at the firm - with whom I may have something in common - or should I try my school alum a couple of times?

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