11 Teams Advance to the 2026 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition Global Finale
More than 5,400 high school teams from around the world began the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition, and now the top teams have advanced to the 2026 Global Finale.
Run by the Wharton Global Youth Program, the competition challenges students to develop investment strategies for a real-world client. This year’s client, Connor Barwin (WG’23)—Wharton alumnus, former NFL player, and founder of the Make the World Better Foundation—focuses on revitalizing community spaces and creating long-term impact.
“The biggest lesson I learned during my Wharton experience was to approach every problem with confidence that you can figure it out, and humility to know that you don’t have all the answers.”— Connor Barwin
Barwin’s case encouraged students to think beyond financial returns and consider how their strategies could support long-term community impact. Through his foundation’s mission, teams explored how investing can contribute to stronger public spaces and more sustainable communities.
49 semifinalist teams advanced to the virtual semifinal rounds, where they presented their strategies to panels of Wharton alumni and industry experts. This year, 11 teams have earned a place in the Global Finale.
2026 Global Finalists:
👏 Stuyvesant High School (New York City, NY): FigCapital
👏 Westminster School (London, United Kingdom): Hooke Investments
👏 Ramaz School (New York City, NY): End Zone Equity
👏 Colégio Marista de Brasília (Brasília, Brazil): HHA Investments
👏 Farmington High School (Farmington, CT): Riverhawk Traders
👏 Walter Payton College Preparatory High School (Chicago, IL): Endzone Investments
👏 The Perse School (Cambridge, United Kingdom): Perse Capital Group
👏 The Village School (Houston, TX): Asgard Assets
👏 Neerja Modi World School (Jaipur, India): Stockers
👏 Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (Cambridge, MA): Better Future Fund
👏 Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, MD): Malo Management
Semifinal Judges:
- Taylor Beaupain, WAM’24, Managing Partner, K1 Investment Management
- Mark Brookshire, President and CEO, Stock-Trak
- Heather Crist, Head of GWM Events & Field Engagement and Market Director (Mountain West), UBS Group AG
- Pav Dharwarkar, WG’15, Managing Partner, Cadenza Capital Management LP
- Suk Han, Educational Consultant
- Rishi Jain, WG’04, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Advaya Capital
- Hitesh Kumar, WG’05, Portfolio Manager, Orchard Global Asset Management
- Xiangrun Li, WMP’25, Chief Financial Officer, Ho Bee Land
- Roel Peeters, WG’05, WEMBA West), Founder & CEO, Roost
- Thom Phan, WG’05, COO, Wahl-Phan Family Office
- Yanbing Qiu, CEO, Infore Group
- Rajesh Sehgal, WAM’15, Managing Partner, Equanimity Investments
- Sapan Shahani, W’98, CEO, Goodbay Technologies
- Andrea Vittorelli, WG’92, Vice Chairman – Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- Patricia Werhahn, WG’08, CEO, RedSteel Properties
Wharton Global High School Investment Competition: Global Finale
When: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Where: The Wharton School, 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104