NYU Team Wins the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge

A team of NYU Wagner and NYU Stern students have won first place at the 2020 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge! The team was among four finalist schools that presented, which were ultimately narrowed from 95 teams from over 74 schools and representing over 50 countries. 

The team includes NYU Wagner students Sindhu Janakiram and Ignacio Paullier, and NYU Stern student Kyungye Hyun. Professor Scott Taitel served as their faculty mentor. 

The team designed an Exchange-traded fund, which is the first retail investment product that facilitates investments in a global index comprised of listed companies with robust policies and initiatives related to the economic integration of refugees. Their innovation incentivizes private-sector economic integration of refugees by screening for companies that support refugees through hiring and supply chains, entrepreneur support, and education and skills development.

The team presented to a panel of esteemed judges from the sustainable finance sector. Congratulations on their accomplishment!