Highland Capital Partners General Partner Peter Bell
used to teach a few classes at Boston College and would often ask
professors to recommend the school’s best and brightest for positions
within his portfolio companies. One of the students who ended up at his
doorstep was Bill Clerico.
“I knew he was a good student and had good grades, but I asked Bill what else he does,” Bell said, recounting an
interview with Clerico for a position at medical tourism company Healthbase Online Inc. “He said, ‘Well, I don’t know if you’re a fan of BC sports, but I’m Baldwin.’”
That’s Baldwin The Eagle, mascot of Boston College athletics. Bell just happened to be a season ticket holder to just about every sport on campus.
Bell’s response: “‘You’re hired.’”
Seven years later Bell has led a $7.5 million Series B for Clerico’s WePay Inc. and joined the board of directors. Go Eagles.
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Author: Ty McMahan
