Previous Winners and Clients
Since 2012, the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition has featured Wharton alumni as the competition client, giving student teams the opportunity to apply their investment knowledge to a real-world client case. Thousands of students from around the world have participated, and the winning teams below exemplify the creativity, analytical thinking, and collaboration that define the competition. Featured here are the competition clients and winning teams from the past five years.
2025-2026
Client: Connor Barwin, WG’23
1st Place: Stuyvesant High School (New York City, NY) – FigCapital
Second Place: Colégio Marista de Brasília (Brasília, Brazil) – HHA Investments
Third Place: Farmington High School (Farmington, CT) – Riverhawk Trades
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2024-2025
Client: Ladi Ayoola, WG’22
1st Place: Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) – BAM Investing
Second Place: Lycée Français de Chicago (Chicago, IL) – Finance from France
Third Place: Friends Academy (Locust Valley, NY) – FA Quakers
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2023-2024
Client: Hilary Ash, W’13
First Place: Bergen County Academies (Hackensack, NJ) – Spark Investments
Second Place: Staples High School (Westport, CT) – Wreckers Wealth Management
Third Place: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, VA) – DMV’s Finest
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2022-2023
Client: Peter Wang Hjemdahl, W’19
First Place: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, VA) – DMV’s Finest
Second Place: Amity Regional High School (Woodbridge, CT) – Amity 7 Chakras Investments
Third Place: Novy PORG (Prague, Czechia) – NovyPorg_1
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2021-2022
Client: Nichole Jordan, WG’08
1st Place: Schools from Arizona – Sailing to Success
Second Place: Bergen County Academies (Hackensack, NJ) – Sky Investments
Third Place: Marvin Ridge High School (Waxhaw, NC) – M&R Investments
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