[Brig303]

+1. Then HBS or McKinsey should be in the lead here when compared to any other organization. Point is that PayPal mafia planted the seeds of the the social media revolution; unsure if DE Shaw is even a close second on impact.

[xadhominemx]

You think so? I count 4 or 5 billionaire McL alumni -- Louis Gerstner (probably), Michael Pearson (for now), Sheryl Sandberg, George Gillett Jr., Silvio Scaglia. Maybe more on an absolute basis, but it's out of 10,000's of alumni.

[storgendibal]

Yeah exactly. McKinsey burns through 100-200 associates a year in the US alone.

[auntienomen]

Depends on what you think Amazon's impact is, I guess, and how much of that you're willing to credit to DE Shaw.