2021 Wall Street rising stars: Meet 25 up-and-comers in investing, trading, and dealmaking at firms like Blackstone, Tiger Global, and Goldman Sachs
By: Insider authors: Aaron Weinman , Alex Morrell , Alyson Velati , Anita Ramaswamy , Bradley Saacks , Rebecca Ungarino , Reed Alexander , and Samantha Stokes
Here’s Insiders list of the next crop of Wall Street leaders. From shaking up investing at the largest US pension system to deploying make-or-break capital to struggling airlines and municipal governments, to climbing the ranks at bulge-bracket powerhouses, these 25 people stood out as the future of finance.
Selecting the final list wasn’t easy. We received hundreds of nominations from bosses, colleagues, recruiters, and others working in the finance industry. We asked that nominees be 35 or under, based in the US, and stand out from their peers. Editors made the final decisions.
Insider talked to these rising stars, from leading firms like Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and Tiger Global, to reflect on their successes, challenges, and best career advice.
Evan Kaufman, 31, KKR
Evan Kaufman is an investor on the global-impact team at KKR. He’s one of the KKR Global Impact fund’s 16 investment professionals across New York, London, and Singapore.
“Our impact business invests in companies with a core-value proposition that offers solutions to environmental or societal challenges,” Kaufman told Insider.
Kaufman, who previously worked at the National Economic Council in the Obama administration at the start of his career, harbors a passion for where public policy and the private sector intersect. Being a part of KKR Global Impact, which is focused on addressing challenges highlighted by the United Nations’ sustainable-development goals, gives him the chance to be a part of investments at the nexus of both.
KKR Global Impact has $1.3 billion in total committed capital, with 13 investments in eight countries worldwide.
In 2020, the fund made acquisitions like the purchase of Graduation Alliance, a company that works with school districts and state agencies to get young people who have dropped out of school back on track to complete their education.
“We are a dedicated team that is thematically focused on identifying, investing in, and scaling middle-market impact businesses that are addressing some of the world’s biggest challenges,” Kaufman said.
Kaufman began his career on Wall Street as an mergers-and-acquisitions investment-banking analyst at Lazard for two years. He sits on the board of the United Way of New York City.
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