University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · William Blair
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni at William Blair
16 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni work at William Blair and are in Paperclip’s network. A shared school is the strongest reason a banker or consultant opens a student’s email, and this is how many of them you have at this firm. Counts describe Paperclip’s verified database, not the firm’s full headcount.
What they do at William Blair
The most common titles among this group are investment banking analyst (9), associate portfolio specialist (1), investment banking associate (1), equity research associate (1). They sit across investment banking (10), consulting (1). 100% went to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as undergraduates and 0% for a graduate degree, which matters because an undergrad alum is the closer match for a student.
Where they sit
How to use this
Bankers and consultants say the same thing on every forum: a shared school gets the email opened, and a specific, short ask gets the reply. With 16 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni at William Blair, you have enough people to reach the firm without cold-emailing strangers, and enough to spread across so nobody hears from you twice. Write to the analysts and associates first, ask for twenty minutes about their experience at William Blair, and let them bring up recruiting.
Paperclip does this for you. It picks the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni at William Blair who fit your targets, writes each email in your voice from your own inbox, sends about twenty a weekday across all your target firms, and follows up twice. No firm hears from you more than three times a week.
Frequently asked questions
How many University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni work at William Blair?
16 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni at William Blair are in Paperclip’s network as of the last data refresh. That is a coverage count for Paperclip’s verified database, not a headcount of every alum at the firm.
What do University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni do at William Blair?
The most common titles are investment banking analyst, associate portfolio specialist, investment banking associate, equity research associate. They sit across investment banking, consulting.
Which offices are they in?
Mostly Chicago, Illinois, New York City, New York, Lake Forest, Illinois.
Does William Blair publish a target-school list?
No. William Blair does not name core or target schools on its own site, and neither does any other large bank, consulting firm or private equity firm we checked. Where alumni actually sit, like the 16 here, is the practical signal.
Can I see their names or emails?
Not on this page. Paperclip does not publish professionals’ names or contact details. If you use Paperclip Concierge, it emails the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni at William Blair who fit your targets from your own inbox, and their replies come to you.
Let Paperclip email University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni at William Blair for you
16 of them are in the network. Paperclip writes to them first, from your own inbox in your name, every weekday, and follows up. $149 a month, 10 spots per school.
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