The respondents are close to evenly split above and below the 10 year mark in work experience. The corresponding number, for industry experience, is just below 5 years. There is strong representation in the mid-career stage and just over 40 percent have between 2 to 5 years in the industry. Of course, all of those with over 20 years of industry experience are in senior roles but about 10 percent of those in senior roles have less than 2 years in the industry. Even a few with little total work experience are in senior roles, showing that there are fast track and entrepreneurial opportunities in private equity and venture capital careers.


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