Johnson(Cornell) MBA no post-MBA Private Equity Recruitment?

Perhaps I'm mistaken in my observation, but I haven't noticed post-MBA private equity recruitment or anyone with an MBA from Cornell in the Private Equity scene. This is surprising, given that Cornell is an Ivy League institution; I had assumed that, despite not being part of the M7, it would have a stronger presence in this field.

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The only MBAs with consistent PE placement are HSW. To a far lesser (negligible) degree you'll see people from Booth and CBS get offers. Those are either 1) people returning to their old funds post-MBA, 2) diversity, or 3) internationals with megafund experience transitioning to smaller US funds. Kellogg has a couple people in PE but it's really just people returning to their pre-MBA funds (i.e. struck out with HSW and likely took a full ride to Kellogg).

Cornell and the other MBAs just don't place to PE.

 

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