Who went where: See the alma maters of Wall Street's rising power players

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIRising Stars of Wall Street are forging unique paths in finance.The group includes 25 individuals with diverse educational backgrounds and career starts.Take a look at our breakdown of this year's class.Business Insider's 2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street represent some of the hottest careers in investing, trading, and dealmaking.In an effort to show what the next generation of Wall Street looks like, we analyzed where this year's class went to college, how they launched their careers, and other key trends that demonstrate what it takes to work in finance.Here is your snapshot of 25 up-and-comers who are shaping the future of Wall Street.Meet the classNine work on the sell side at investment banks, while 16 are on the buy side.The average age is 33, and just three are under 30.Where they went to schoolThe class hails from a mix of 19 elite institutions for their undergraduate years, including large research universities, top business schools, and selective liberal-arts colleges.Five attended Ivy League schools for undergrad, with four graduates from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.Five hold MBAs, including two from Harvard Business School, two from NYU Stern, and one from Cornell University.At least three participated in college-level athletics: Goldman Sachs trader Jake Woodson was a varsity football player at the University of British Columbia, Morgan Stanley's Jackie Shepherd was a two-time captain of the women's golf team at the University of Minnesota, and JPMorgan M&A banker Jack Levendoski was on the rowing team at Lehigh University. Here’s the full list of universities:Boston CollegeBoston UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeBrigham Young UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyColgate UniversityColumbia UniversityLehigh UniversityLondon Business SchoolMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNortheastern UniversityNew York UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Notre DameThe Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaWHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management Their pathThirteen began their careers in investment banking.4 at Citi2 each from Goldman and JPMorganOthers cut their teeth at Rothschild, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and Moelis & CompanyOf those, eight are now working on the buy side — seven in private equity or credit.One moved from the buy side to the sell side.Seven transitioned into finance after starting their careers in other fields. For example, Lamar Cardinez, a principal at Blue Owl Capital, initially started in a rotational program at the National Football League, and JPMorgan M&A banker Jack Levendoski worked at Chevron for a few years before switching to banking.Fun factsNatalie Lamberton, a GTCR director, and Mary-Grace Papatheodorou, a managing director at Morgan Stanley, became first-time mothers this year.Lamberton was a Radio Disney DJ in middle and high school.Bridgewater's Nikunj Jain did graduate-level machine learning research after graduating undergrad in 2.5 years.Madelaine O'Connell, a managing director at HPS, taught fitness classes at 6 a.m. before heading to her investment banking job.Janus Henderson portfolio manager Jessica Shill's dog is named after Minerva McGonagall from the "Harry Potter" series.Advent International's Arting Chang is a proud collector of 50-plus statement blazers.Breakdown of titles8 managing directors5 principals3 vice presidents3 portfolio managers2 executive directors1 directorThis data is drawn from reporting by: Alex Morrell, Alex Nicoll, Alice Tecotzky, Bradley Saacks, Daniel Geiger, Emmalyse Brownstein, Rebecca Torrence, and Reed AlexanderRead the original article on Business Insider

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