In my experience, there are many paths to the top of the proverbial entrepreneurial mountain, yet this study seems to indicate that attending some of the best schools in the country are well worn trails.
There is no degree required to be a CEO of a venture-backed company. But it likely helps to graduate from Harvard, Stanford or one of about a dozen other prominent universities that churn out a high number of top startup executives.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/12/these-schools-graduate-the-most-funded-startup-ceos/