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GLOBAL YOUTH SUSTAINABILITY & ESG INVESTING CHALLENGE

2026 GYSIC
Winners.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Global Youth Sustainability & ESG Investing Challenge.

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Modeling Track

01

Best Sustainable Portfolio Construction Award

Gold Medal

Team DGHR Impact

  • Daniel Fontane RocheCambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
  • Gauri KarkhanisCambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
  • Himanshu ChaturvediCambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
  • Raunak BhutoriaCambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Gold Medal

Shogo O'Connor

  • Shogo O'ConnorYale University
02

Best Quantitative Portfolio Award

Silver Medal

Mirabbos Anorkulov

  • Mirabbos AnorkulovCarnegie Mellon University Qatar
03

Most Innovative Portfolio Award

Bronze Medal

Xiaochi Xu and Jin Yan

  • Xiaochi XuHong Kong Metropolitan University
  • Jin YanHong Kong Metropolitan University
04

Outstanding Investment Thesis Award

Bronze Medal

Dhruv Patel

  • Dhruv PatelCentral Piedmont Community College
Bronze Medal

Enqi Cao

  • Enqi CaoHong Kong Metropolitan University
Bronze Medal

Alaa Adel

  • Alaa AdelSadat Academy For Management Sciences
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Trading Track

01

Best Sustainable Portfolio Manager Award

Silver Medal

Melisa Kucuk

  • Melisa KucukHarvard University
02

Best ESG Integration in Trading Award

Silver Medal

Zixu Li & Team

  • Zixu LiShanghai Jiao Tong University (SAIF)
  • Zhenghan HeShanghai Jiao Tong University (SAIF)
03

Rising Star Sustainable Investor Award

Bronze Medal

Team 1234

  • Lindou JiangZIST
  • Guangyan TangChongqing Technology and Business University
Bronze Medal

Jinyi Feng & Team

  • Jinyi FengCentral University of Finance and Economics
  • Zhihan TianCentral University of Finance and Economics
  • Zuochen ZhuCentral University of Finance and Economics
  • Yuyang SunDalian University
2026 GYSIC

Congratulations to every honoree.

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