Interesting datapoint on PE recruiting by prior job and undergrad

Credit to @BoringBiz_ on Twitter for this. Some thoughts I had while reading this:

1. I wonder which PE shops these associates were at prior. Audax?
2. A lot more Bain & Co. than I expected

3. A lot more CS/UBS than I expected

4. Dartmouth on a per capita basis is a killer

5. Georgetown has more kids than expected

6. Stanford is a bit surprising - thought there would be more kids at places like Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo

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