For those that have been operators at PE firms, how was your experience? Does it prepare you for higher-level leadership roles as an exit opp?

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It can be a decent accelerator to senior leadership, but not an automatic move. While in that PE operator role, you need to be hands-on, making high-level judgements, and take ownership of it.

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