Thanks to the generous contribution of GW Investment Institute (GWII) Advisory Board Member Greg Wong, GWII proudly acknowledges students who have made a material contribution to the institute and have significantly impacted our community with the GW Investment Institute Leadership Award.
Three outstanding students are awarded a $2,000 financial award each this year. Meet our esteemed 2024 Leadership Award Recipients:
- Will Ahrens, B.S. Accountancy & Finance
- Rhys Chambers, B.S. Computer Science & International Business
- Yaseen Shah, B.S. Finance
Will Ahrens’ academic journey includes courses in both Applied Financial Securities Analysis and Foundations of Venture Capital with GWII. Will’s commitment to assisting the institute as a teaching assistant for the Applied Financial Securities Analysis class for two semesters reflects his ongoing dedication to the institute. Outside of class, he was an intern in the GWII Venture Capital Internship Program, a GWII student project assistant, and competed in the 2022 McGill International Portfolio Challenge.
Rhys Chambers was the first GW student to attend Cornell’s Women in Investing Conference in 2022. She returned with a team in 2023 to compete against Columbia, Claremont McKenna, and Cornell. She also participated in the 2022 McGill International Portfolio Challenge with Will Ahrens and Ameen Iraqi, securing a position in the top 25 internationally.
Yaseen Shah took the Applied Financial Securities Analysis class and earned recognition for his exceptional final buy/sell stock pitch with a GWII Stock Pitch Award brought to you by the Charles Schwab Foundation. Additionally, he has pursued studies in GWII’s Foundations of Venture Capital class and was the teaching assistant for the course this past semester. Yaseen competed in the McGill International Portfolio Challenge in 2023.
The GW Investment Institute Leadership Awards started in 2019; to date, $22,000 has been awarded to students.