Wharton Brains, Football Helmets & 50 Blazers Run Wall Street
Meet the 2025 Wall Street Rising Stars: a thrilling parade of 25 hotshots averaging 33 years old, with only three too young to rent a car without extra fees. These financial gladiators graduated from 19 elite schools including Wharton (repping 4 grads), Cambridge, and Bryn Mawr—yes, the fancy liberal arts option for when you want to confuse your LinkedIn viewers. They cut their teeth at Citi (4 stars), Goldman Sachs (2), and even shady hedge lairs like Rothschild. One guy detoured through Chevron, and another started in the NFL before deciding Wall Street needed more weekend warriors. Add a Radio Disney DJ-turned-GTCR director, a fitness instructor who taught 6 a.m. classes before trading deals, a dog named after Minerva McGonagall, and a blazer enthusiast with 50+ statement pieces. Oh, and 8 managing directors juggle parenting for first-time moms this year. Wall Street doesn’t just invest—apparently, it collects blazers and ironic backstories.
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Turns out, to win at Wall Street in 2025 you need a Wharton degree, varsity sports scars, a dog named after a Hogwarts cat, and a blazer collection rivaling your stock portfolio. Finance: where investing meets cosplay.
Wall Street's future: mostly 33-year-olds who played football or golf, survived Chevron, or were Radio Disney DJs. Spoiler: it’s less money, more blazer obsession.
Why work at the NFL when you can start there and graduate to Wall Street trading? At least the boss suits here come with 50 blazers and a side of kindergarten brag stories.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/7/2025 | Author: Michelle Abrego
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