Craziest Path to MF PE You've Seen

What is the craziest path to someone making to MF PE that you have seen? Someone who beat all the odds, and through a series of laterals, job upgrades, and luck, have made it to MF PE

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Fidelity Back Office > Fidelity Front Office > Big 4 > Big 4 TS > Boutique IB > BB IB > EB IB > MF PE 

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