.jpg "Competitions - fintech")
The annual Babson FinTech Pitch Competition brings together student founders from the fintech course who are applying what they learn in the classroom to build innovative financial‑technology ventures. Hosted by the Cutler Center and supported by industry partners, the competition gives students the chance to pitch their startups to a panel of FinTech experts, receive real‑time feedback, and compete for cash prizes that help accelerate their ideas.
2025: LendPilot Wins Fourth Annual Babson Fintech Startup Pitch Competition
2024: OneStream Wins Third Annual Babson FinTech Startup Pitch Competition
2023: Cardfolio Wins Second Annual Babson FinTech Startup Pitch Competition
2022: BeSure Wins Inaugural Babson FinTech Startup Pitch Competition
The annual Babson Trading Competition, sponsored by Fidelity Investments, brings together undergraduate and graduate students to apply their classroom learning in a fast‑paced, real‑time trading environment. Using Rotman Interactive Trader software to simulate an order‑driven market, students put their market knowledge, strategy, and decision‑making skills to the test as they compete for cash prizes awarded to the top finishers. Before the competition begins, participants hear directly from industry professionals—including Ken Martin ’95 and his trading team at Fidelity—who share insights into their roles, responsibilities, and experiences, helping students connect academic concepts to real‑world trading practice.
1st place - Priyansh Bothra ’25
2nd place - Napat (Oak) Kornsri MSF’25
3rd place - Owen Fu ’26
4th place - Felipe Pasquatti ’26
5th place - Monu Chouhan MSF’26
1st place - Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25
2nd place - Napat (Oak) Kornsri MSF’25
3rd place - William Sun ’26
4th place - Liubov Mykhailyshyn MSF’25
5th place - Emilio Oliva ’25
1st place - Alex Bowers ’24
2nd place - Matt Giacchetti '24
3rd place - Tinn Habanananda '24
4th place - Shengxun Sun '26
5th place - Milo Perozzi ’26
1st place - Gabriel Papa '22
2nd place - Angel Hill ’23
3rd place - Sarah Glinski ’24
4th place - Alex Bowers ’24
5th place - William Li ’25
2021 Results:
1st place - Tyson Corner '22
2nd place - Alexander Bowers '25
3rd place - Gabriel Papa '22
2019 Results:
Sales & Trading Competition:
1st place - Benjamin Norris '21
2nd place - Elham Chowdhury '20 & Alex Spinell '20
3rd place - Ian Jurkiewicz '21 & James Cheng '20
Algorithmic Competition:
1st place - Ian Jurkiewicz '21
2nd place - Zhou (Claude) Zou '23
3rd place - Duska Glidden '20
.jpg "Competitions - CFA")
The Cutler Center sponsors Babson students in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a premier global competition that tests students’ ability to apply classroom learning to real‑world equity research. Babson teams have an outstanding record of success—winning the local competition seven of the last nine years and capturing the global championship in 2007—highlighting the strength of Babson’s finance training and student talent.
Each year, undergraduate and graduate students work in teams with a Faculty Advisor and Industry Mentor to take on the role of equity research analysts. They conduct in‑depth financial analysis, practice professional ethics, value a publicly traded company, write a full research report, and present their recommendations to industry judges. The competition provides hands‑on experience that mirrors the rigor and expectations of the investment profession, giving students a powerful platform to apply and showcase what they learn in the classroom.
2025:
Babson Wins Fifth Consecutive Local CFA Institute Research Challenge
Team Members: Arnav Doshi ’26, Danny Klatt ’25, Khadija Khan MSF ’25, Shane Kelly ’25 and Felipe Viseu ’25
Company: HubSpot
Industry Advisor: David Wellinghoff MBA'07
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Gregory, CFA
2024:
Babson Team Extends Winning Streak at Local CFA Institute Research Challenge
Team Members: Matthew Giacchetti ’24, Nicholas Michaud ’24, Emilio Oliva ’25, Nina Radman ’23, and Andrea Torres ’24
Industry Advisor: David Wellinghoff MBA'07
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Gregory, CFA
2023:
Students Win 3rd-Straight Local CFA Institute Research Challenge
Team Members: Peter D’Ambrosio ‘24, Arya Patel ‘24, Nathan Watts ’23, and Joyce Wang ’23
Industry Advisor: David Wellinghoff MBA'07
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Gregory, CFA
2022:
Babson Team Wins Local CFA Institute Research Challenge
Team Members: Aditya Agarwal ’22, Sophia Knopp ’22, Gabriel Papa ’23, and Ryan Watts ’23
Final Written Report - Akamai Technologies
Industry Advisor: David Wellinghoff MBA'07
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Gregory, CFA
2021:
Team Members: Alexa Tutecky ‘21, Vladimir (Manny) Cadavid Dubinin ‘21, Tavleen Arora ‘21, and Tyson Corner ’22
Final Written Report - Rapid 7
Industry Advisor: David Wellinghoff MBA'07
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Gregory, CFA
2019:
Team Members: Rushi Nagalla ’19, Mitchell Troyanovsky ’19, Guillermo Vadell ’19, and Albert Yun ’19
Final Written Report - CarGurus
Industry Advisor: David Wellinghoff MBA'07
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Gregory, CFA
2017:
Team Members: Brittany Bascom MBA'16, Rachel Burstiner '17, and Roy Nakamajeo '17
Final Written Report - Global Partners LP
Industry Advisor: David Wellinghoff MBA'07
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Gregory, CFA
2007:
Team Members: Anil Agarwal, Paul Fruin, Michael Hess, Sri Krishnamurthy, Dave Wellinghoff, and Dennis Yuscavitch
Final Written Report - Analog Devices Inc.
Industry Advisor: Warren Johnson
Faculty Advisor: Steven Feinstein
Each year, the Cutler Center sponsors Babson students to compete in the Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC), one of the world’s premier trading challenges. Babson has a strong history of success—winning the global competition in 2009 and earning second‑place finishes in 2007 and 2010—demonstrating how effectively students apply their classroom learning in real‑time market environments.
RITC brings together university teams from around the world for a three‑day simulated trading event featuring electronic and outcry trading cases, seminars led by industry practitioners, and collaborative activities with peers. The competition gives students a chance to test their analytical skills, trading strategies, and decision‑making under pressure while gaining exposure to professional‑level market scenarios.
2026:
Babson College placed 13th out of 37 teams
Team Members: Wenqi (Owen) Fu ‘26, Krishang Goyal ‘26, Monu Chouhan MSF ‘26, and Shuxing (Gareth) Yang MSF ’26
2025:
Babson College placed 7th out of 35 teams
Team Members: Emilio Oliva ’25, Wanrong (Sloane) Zhu ’25, Liubov Mykhailyshyn MSF’25, and Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25
2024:
Babson College placed 6th out of 43 teams
Team Members: Joshua Collins MBA’24, Benjamin Epstein MBA’24, Matthew Giacchetti ’24, and Nikolas Kritsikis MSF’24
2023:
Babson College placed 12th out of 43 teams
Team Members: Corey Cutrone ‘23, Joanne Hao '23, Angel Hill '23, and Gabriel Papa '23
2022:
Babson College placed 16th out of 53 teams
Team Members: Tyson Corner ‘22, Aditya Agarwal ‘22, Gabriel Papa ‘23, Xuwei Hua MS’22
2021:
Babson College placed 22nd out of 45 teams
Team Members: Benjamin Norris, Alexandra Tutecky, Tyson Corner, and Abitamim Bharmal
2020:
Babson College placed 4th out of 47 teams. Babson also placed first in the Liquidity Risk case, which included a $1,000 prize!
Team Members: Sarah (Xinran) Wang, Alexander Spinnell, Harry (Chen Lin) Liu, Ian Jurkiewicz, and Benjamin Norris
2019:
Babson College placed 9th out of 52 teams.
Team Members: Elena Yang, Duska Glidden, Srivatsa Rajan Swaminathan, Alexander Spinnell, and John Regan
2018:
Babson College placed 13th out of 52 teams.
Team Members: Elena Yang, Meiwei Luo, James Jackson, Mohnish Mehta, and Victor Cesar Mantovani Dias Gomes
2017:
Team Members: Christopher Bruno, Thomas Lin, Connor Chin, Yineng Fan, David St. Peter, Yanchuan Cai
2016:
Team Members: Aditya Sastry, Inder Majumdar, Romil Motwani, Philip Dunay, Christopher Bruno, Jon Kohlmeier
2015:
Team Members: Romil Motwani, Christopher Bruno, Ajay Palekar, Jon Kohlmeier, Yerim Kim
2014:
Babson College placed 20th out of 52 teams.
Team Members: Dineth Siriwardane, Robert Sternberg, Michael Winter, Walker Smith, Maria Pereda Ehrlich, Eric Echelmeyer
2013:
Team Members: Michael Winter, Kush Patel, Robert Sternberg, Dineth Siriwardane
2011:
Babson College placed 20th overall out of 50 teams.
Team Members: Khanh Ngo, Sam Wear, Karan Vazirani, Joel Bonina
2010:
Babson College finished 2nd out of 44 teams.
Team Members: Eric Drozdov, Tom Klein, Estelle Vaysburd, Khanh Ngo
2009:
Babson College WINS!
Team Members: Howard Soyfer, Gilbert Li, Serge Suchkov, Eric Drozdov
2008:
Babson College placed 7th out of 34 teams.
Team Members: Howard Soyfer, Noj Zachariah, Jeff Liguori, David Peltier
2007:
Babson College placed 2nd out of 33 teams.
Team Members: Brian Dixon, Nick Kyprianou, Eric Mara, YooBee Yun
The Cutler Center sponsors students who participated in the Van Berkom John Molson Small-Cap Case Competition. This event is the premier case competition focused on small-cap investment. It provides business students with an opportunity to showcase their ability to analyze financial business cases, develop strategic recommendations, and apply the academic skills they have gained in the classroom while networking with other business students and professionals in the finance industry.
2024:
Team Members: Raffaello Aquino MBA’24, Aryan Goyanka ’26, and Nikolas Kritsikis MSF’24
2022:
Team Members: Tyson Corner ’22, Gabriel Papa ’23, Nathan Watts ’23, and Ryan Watts ’23
2018:
Team Members: Tim Hasbergen MS '18, Lilia Chobanova MS'18, Jack Long MS'18, and Dhriti Shetty MS'18
Third Place - $1,000