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Darden at Virginia Investing Challenge
The Darden Capital Management team seeks to further enhance student educational experience with pitch competitions, research, and other activities.
Save the Date!
The 14th annual Darden at Virginia Investing Challenge (DVIC) stock pitch competition will take place at the Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, VA on 6 November 2025.
Our stock pitch competition is typically held in conjunction with the University of Virginia Investing Conference (UVIC). DVIC brings teams of students from top MBA programs to Charlottesville to compete for cash prizes.
The challenge selects a different theme each year to frame each school's stock pitch. Competing teams have the opportunity to present their pitches in front of judges from the investment management industry in a two-round format.
The competition provides an ideal training ground for MBA students interested in the investment management profession as it gives students the opportunity to practice their stock pitching skills. Additionally, the challenge leverages UVIC which provides a forum for recruitment and knowledge sharing, as UVIC brings together nearly investment professionals, recruiters, and students each year.
Listen to a WSJ podcast featuring an interview with the 2016 winning team, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Congratulations to The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth for finishing first and Columbia Business School for finishing second.
Our DVIC 2024 judges included Dick Mayo, Bob Smith, John Macfarlane, Larry Kochard, Jeff Henriksen, Rachel Gibson, Trey Snow, Charles Perkins, Daniel Mooney, Sarah Silke, Neil Kansari, Jake DuBois and Sorab Sandhawalia.
Competing Teams included:
Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
Chicago Booth
Columbia Business School
University of Maryland
Dartmouth, The Tuck School of Business
UVA, Darden School of Business
UPenn, Wharton
Yale, School of Management
2024 DVIC Corporate Sponsors
Jefferson Level Sponsor:
Cavalier Level Sponsors:
The 12th annual Darden at Virginia Investing Challenge (DVIC) stock pitch competition took place at the Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, VA on 2 November 2023.
Theme: 2023 Financial Markets Reversal: An Opportunity for Secular Growth
Congratulations to Columbia Business School for finishing first and The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth for finishing second.
Our DVIC 2023 judges included Dick Mayo, Bob Smith, Peter Grant, Jason Polun, Rachel Gibson, Chad R. Morgan, Trey Snow, Peter Wilson, Charles Perkins, Jake DuBois, Neil Kansari, Jeff St. Denis, Jim Koehr, George Craddock, Martin King and Jeff Henriksen.
Competing Teams included:
- Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
- Chicago Booth
- Columbia Busines School
- Cornell, SC Johnson College of Business
- Dartmouth, The Tuck School of Business
- Northwester, Kellogg
- NYU, Stern School of Business
- Simon Business School, University of Rochester
- UNC, Kenan-Flagler Business School
- UVA, Darden School of Business
- UPenn, Wharton
- Yale, School of Management
Thank you to the 2023 DVIC Corporate Sponsors:
Jefferson Level Sponsor:
Cavalier Level Sponsors: