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NYU Team Wins the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge
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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 (MBA '20). Wagner Professor Scott Taitel served as their faculty mentor.
"It was a fantastic journey to work with my amazing teammates Ignacio Paullier and Sindhu Janakiram from NYU Wagner, " said Hyun. "We had many advisors during this journey, but we couldn't have done it without Professor Scott Taitel's sincere advice and insight as our faculty mentor, as well as Professor Tensie Whelan's support."
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 purpose of our exchange-traded fund is three-fold," said Hyun. "It raises awareness of refugee contribution through a widely available retail investment product; it scales refugee investment by crowding in retail, high-net-worth, and institutional investors; and it incentivizes companies to launch or continue refugee investment."
The team presented to a panel of esteemed judges from the sustainable finance sector.
Read the full press release here.
The team includes NYU Wagner students Sindhu Janakiram and Ignacio Paullier, and NYU Stern student Kyungye Hyun (MBA '20). Wagner Professor Scott Taitel served as their faculty mentor.
"It was a fantastic journey to work with my amazing teammates Ignacio Paullier and Sindhu Janakiram from NYU Wagner, " said Hyun. "We had many advisors during this journey, but we couldn't have done it without Professor Scott Taitel's sincere advice and insight as our faculty mentor, as well as Professor Tensie Whelan's support."
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 purpose of our exchange-traded fund is three-fold," said Hyun. "It raises awareness of refugee contribution through a widely available retail investment product; it scales refugee investment by crowding in retail, high-net-worth, and institutional investors; and it incentivizes companies to launch or continue refugee investment."
The team presented to a panel of esteemed judges from the sustainable finance sector.
Read the full press release here.