[roland35]

I haven't seen this trend in US tech at least. Most other engineers I've worked with have gone to good state schools but very few have gone to top ivy or similar (eg MIT/Stanford).

I bet you're correct with other industries such as investment banking or finance though.

[aeyes]

The poster isn't talking about engineers but about C-level and board members. In Germany you don't even need to go to university to work in tech, you can enter through the apprenticeship career route.