Alpha Challenge

The Alpha Challenge is one of the world’s premier investment pitch competitions and has become a primary hub for investment management recruitment.  Hosted annually by UNC Kenan-Flagler, this competition attracts teams of business students from leading global business schools to pitch their investment recommendation to an acclaimed group of buy-side investment professionals. The two-day event brings together over 50 top investment management firms for interviewing, networking and the competition.

Held annually the week after Thanksgiving, the Alpha Challenge is UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Business School premier MBA event in the investment management industry.  The Alpha Challenge pits three-person teams from top MBA programs against one another in a competition focused on long equity and credit investment strategies. An internal competition determines the equity and credit teams representing UNC Kenan-Flagler. Each team is required to have at least two first-year students and one female student.

UNC Kenan-Flagler has a great track record at the event, winning in 2017, taking second and third positions in 2020, and finishing second in both equities and credit in 2021. In 2022, UNC Kenan-Flagler students had their most successful year taking first place in both equities and credit.  In 2023, UNC Kenan-Flagler placed second and third in credit. In 2024, our team placed first and second in the equity bracket.

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Investment Management For All: Wealth & Women: December 3, 2025

The Investment Management for All: Wealth & Women is an exciting impactful event! The Investment Management Industry can be intimidating from the outside, particularly for underrepresented minorities. Join us in breaking down those barriers to introduce the different career paths within the industry and the nuances of each. Together, let’s make Investment Management for ALL.  Event Agenda