2026 Career Trek
Thursday, February 26th
The global career trek enables all competing students to connect and learn from a select group of international sustainable investing organizations that represent the diversity of career opportunities in the field.
Many challenge participants will pursue careers in sustainable finance, and some may even launch their idea. The career trek is a way to learn from and meet people who have walked the same path.
The career trek focuses on:
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Frameworks for understanding the landscape of firms and careers in sustainable finance
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Illuminating career pathways
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Highlighting key skills that differentiate job seekers
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Creating opportunities for personal connections between student participants and presenting companies
The trek agenda features:
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One-hour panel focused on discussion of skills and pathways in sustainable finance careers
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Two 30-minute networking discussions led by early career sustainable finance professionals
Only students who submit prospectuses to the 2026 Challenge will be eligible to participate.
Myriam Ahmed
Myriam is an Executive Director in Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures, the firm’s accelerator program that provides early-stage innovators with access to capital and resources to help them develop and scale. Before taking on her current role, Myriam was part of the Global Sustainable Finance team where she worked across the firm to support the development of sustainable finance products and solutions.
Prior to working at Morgan Stanley Myriam held various capital markets roles in London and New York at Credit Agricole, Natixis and Prodigy Finance. She also spent time at impact investing fund Bridges Fund Management and at the European DFI, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Myriam holds an MA from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD.
Adam Wolfensohn
Adam Wolfensohn is Co-Managing Partner of Encourage Capital, an asset management company formed by the recent merger of Wolfensohn Fund Management and EKO Asset Management. A unique partnership of disciplined investors and creative problem-solvers, the new firm is already working with major asset owners to deploy investment capital to solve problems like global ecosystem decline, climate change, and bringing financial services to the world’s poor. Previously, Adam was managing director at Wolfensohn Fund Management and also managed the Wolfensohn family office cleantech and environmental markets strategies. From 2003 to 2006, he produced the climate change documentary Everything’s Cool that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. From 2002 to 2003, he worked with Conservation International to create a market for carbon credits from avoided deforestation projects. Prior to 2002, Adam composed music for numerous films, television commercials, and theater productions, as founder and CEO of “Red Ramona,” an award winning music and sound design studio in New York City. He is a trustee of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Yad Hanadiv, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Bang on a Can. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Adam earned a B.A. from Princeton University and a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Tasha Seitz
Tasha Seitz leads the direct investment team at Impact Engine, where she invests in early-stage and growth-stage companies driving improvements in economic opportunity, health equity and environmental sustainability. She has been making and managing technology venture investments for over two decades. Prior to joining Impact Engine, she was a partner with JK&B Capital, a technology venture capital firm based in Chicago with $1.1 billion dollars under management, where she was responsible for identifying, evaluating, and leading investments in enterprise software companies. Her post-investment responsibilities included serving on boards of directors, managing growth, coaching and hiring management teams, and managing investments through exit.
In addition, Tasha serves as Adjunct Professor of Social Impact at the Kellogg School of Management and board director for the Bridges Impact Foundation US. She is also a founding partner and former board chair for the Chicago chapter of Social Venture Partners. Tasha earned a BA from Wellesley College and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
