🌟 **多元化的背景与教育**：本次评选的25位华尔街明日之星，拥有极其丰富的教育背景，他们毕业于19所知名学府，包括常春藤盟校和顶尖商学院。这表明金融行业的成功不再局限于单一的教育路径，而是日益拥抱来自不同学科和背景的人才。

💼 **多样的职业起点与发展路径**：这些年轻的金融人才展现了多样化的职业发展轨迹。大部分人从投资银行起步，但也有不少人从其他行业成功转型，或是在买方市场（如私募股权、信贷）崭露头角。这种职业路径的多样性反映了金融行业对不同经验和技能的开放态度。

🏃 **平衡职业与个人生活**：文章还揭示了这些金融精英在追求事业成功的同时，也积极平衡个人生活。其中不乏今年初为人父母的专业人士，以及在职业生涯中拥有独特经历（如前体育运动员、前DJ、健身教练）的案例，展现了他们作为个体的丰富性和多面性。

📈 **年轻一代引领行业变革**：这25位明日之星平均年龄为33岁，其中不乏30岁以下的佼佼者，他们正代表着金融行业的未来。他们所处的岗位涵盖了投资银行、私募股权、交易等多个关键领域，预示着他们将在推动华尔街发展和创新方面扮演重要角色。

Rising 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 class

Nine 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 school

The 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.

Their path

Thirteen 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 & Company
Of 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 facts

Natalie 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.

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Breakdown of titles

8 managing directors5 principals3 vice presidents3 portfolio managers2 executive directors1 director

This data is drawn from reporting by: Alex Morrell, Alex Nicoll, Alice Tecotzky, Bradley Saacks, Daniel Geiger, Emmalyse Brownstein, Rebecca Torrence, and Reed Alexander