50 Under 50

WashU has consistently produced men and women of incredible character and vision.  Famous WashU alumni include:

Condé Montrose Nast was an American publisher, entrepreneur and business magnate. He founded Condé Nast, a mass media company, and published titles such as Vanity Fair, Vogue and The New Yorker;

Alphonso R. Jackson served as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);

Rochelle Paula Walensky is an American physician-scientist who is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

Andrew George McCabe is an American attorney who served as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from February 2016 to March 2018 and as the acting Director of the FBI from May 9, 2017, to August 2, 2017.


We at washualumni.org wanted to highlight some of the business leaders of the next generation.  

These individuals represent the 50 "to watch" professionals under 50 years of age.


1. Ryan "Keith" Carroll, BSBA 2004, Managing Director, The Private Credit Group at TCW

2. Amelia Johnson, BSBA 2008, Brand Director, Toyota Motor

3. Liam Smith, BSBA 2000, VP Health Planning, UnitedHealth Group

4. Li Wei, BSBA 1999, M&A Integration Lead, McKesson

5. Zhang Mei, BSBA 2000, Lead Engineer, Facebook

6. Rod Chay, BSBA 2004, Global Credit Portfolio Manager, Millennium Partners

7. Ethan Miller, BSBA 2009, Financial Analyst, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

8. Ava Davis, BSBA 2011, Investment Manager, Bank of America

9. Joseph Sumberg, BSBA 2004, Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate, Galvinize Real Estate

10. Isabella Rodriguez, BSBA 2002, VP Finance, Walmart

11. Dan Marjle, BSBA 2005, Creative Ideation Strategist, Luminary Concepts Group

12. Mia Hernandez, BSBA 2006, New Market Development, Alibaba Group

13. Lucas Lopez, BSBA 2007, Operating Partner, Berkshire Hathaway

14. William Madison, BSBA 1996, CEO, Madison Hotels

15. Ronny Siekley, BS 2000, Innovation Process Manager, Quantum Dynamics Innovations

16. David Sandell, BSBA 2004, Portfolio Manager, Boston Trust

17. Sebastian Wright, BA 2009, Risk Assessment Specialist, Wells Fargo & Co.

18. Olivia Williams, BSBA 2016, Financial Officer, Citigroup Inc.

19. Ralph Sampson, BSBA 1999, Stellar Energy Engineer, Celestial Power Solutions

20. Xu Hao, BSBA 2010, Head Health Outcomes, CVS Health

21. Adam Longo, BA 2004, Freelance Editor

22. Benjamin Robinson, BS 2001, Portfolio Manager, Goldman Sachs Group

23. Emily Lewis, BSBA 1999, Credit Analyst, Morgan Stanley

24. BJ Armstrong, BSBA 1997, Director of Seamless Coordination, Precision Nexus Technologies 

25. Wang Xin, BS 2001, Wealth Management Advisor, PNC Financial Services Group

26. Christopher Vaswani, BSBA 2004, Trader, Rubric Capital

27. John Lueken, BSBA 2004, President, Arlington Family Offices

28. Huang Ling, BSBA 2010, Quantitative Researcher, Capital One Financial Corp.

29. Elizabeth Walker, BS 2009, Equity Trader, Charles Schwab Corporation

30. Henry Hall, BSBA 1996, Fixed Income Analyst, TD Ameritrade

31. Gabriel Hines, BSBA 2004, Senior Investment Analyst, KORE Private Wealth

32. Sofia King, BS 1997, Derivatives Trader, American Express Company

33. Xu Hao, BSBA 1999, Compliance Officer, BlackRock, Inc.

34. Scarlett Allen, BSBA 20014, Corporate Treasurer, Franklin Templeton

35. James Young, BSBA 2020, Mergers and Acquisitions Specialist, Fidelity Investments

36. Jonathan Gass, BSBA 2004, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Advisor & Coach

37. Joseph Nelson, BS 2019, Financial Planner, Voya Financial

38. Wu Ying, BSBA 2010, Hedge Fund Manager, TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association)

39. Avery Adams, BA 2010, Private Equity Associate, Northern Trust Corporation

40. Zhou Li, BSBA 2021, Venture Capital Analyst, Raymond James Financial

41. Caden Moore, BSBA 2019, Treasury Analyst, Prudential Financial, Inc.

42. Amelia Jackson, BSBA 2020, Wealth Planner, State Street Corporation

43. Mason White, BSBA 2017, Financial Controller, Synchrony Financial

44. Evelyn Harris, BS 2018, Financial Operations Manager, Discover Financial Services

45. Grace Baker, BSBA 2017, Investment Banking Associate, CME Group Inc.

46. Anand Twells, BSBA 2004, Head of ADR Trading at Flow Traders

47. Yang Xue, BS 2019, Trader, Soleil Capital

48. Cletus Chay, BSBA 2019,Cultural Engagement Specialist, Harmony Heritage Ventures

49. Abigail Thompson, BSBA 2012, Client Relationship Manager, Nasdaq, Inc.

50. Adam Pase, BSBA 2004, Co-Founder & General Partner at Gemini Gemini Venture








Information sourced from ChatGPT 3.5, LinkedIn, and made up