JPMorgan Case Competition

In collaboration with the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education

 

Read about the the Final Round of the competition that was just completed.

 

 

Overview

JPMorgan Chase

 

The Walter V. Shipley Business Leadership Case Competition was launched in 2002 at the Columbia, Stern and Wharton Business Schools. The Competition, named after Mr. Walter Shipley, who retired as Chairman of the Board of The Chase Manhattan Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank in December 1999, was established to honor Mr. Shipley, his leadership, and the importance that he placed on the social and ethical impacts of business management decisions. The Competition is designed to be an enjoyable, meaningful exercise to raise awareness of the social and environmental impact of management among MBA students and to provide an opportunity for students to compete for scholarship money. Since the first year of the Competition, additional schools have been invited to compete. The competing schools in 2008 will include Columbia, Darden, Harvard, Kellogg, Michigan, Stern, Tuck and Wharton.

The 2008 Competition

The 2008 competition is being held in April 2008, and is culminating with a the Final Round on April 25, 2008 at the Ritz Downtown, in New York City.

Round One
Participating schools host "local" competitions at the schools, from April 4th -11th.

  • The student teams, made up of 4-5 students, with at least 2 first year MBA's, at all the participating schools receive the case at the same time on a Friday afternoon, April 4th, 2008. They have the weekend to analyze the case and submit their written analyses to a designated Faculty Judge at their school the following Monday.
  • Faculty Judges at each school review the Round One submissions and will determine the first and second place teams at their school.
  • On April 11th, these winners are announced and awarded a $ 2,000 (1st place) and $ 1,000 prize. The first place team from each school then advances to the Interim Round.

Interim Round


In the Interim Round, from April 11th - the 16th, Aspen Institute Judges will receive the written analyses from the first place teams of each Round One school. The Judges will then select the top 3 submissions for participation in the Final Round of the Competition and notify these teams of their selection on April 16th.

Final Round

Read more about the Final Round here.

The Final Round takes place In New York City, at the Ritz Downtown on Battery Park. At the Final Round:
  • The three finalist teams present their findings and analysis to an esteemed panel of judges, made up of the case writer, case protagonist, JPMorgan Chase executives, and an Aspen Institute Associate.
  • The winning team receives the Grand Prize of $ 20,000. $ 10,000 and $ 5,000 prizes will be awarded to the runner up and 3rd place teams, respectively.
  • The competition will be followed by an elegant cocktail reception, attended by the judges, student teams, Aspen Institute staff, and invited guests.

 

For more information, please write to info@aspencbe.org. If you're a student at Columbia, Darden, Harvard, Kellogg, Michigan, Stern, Tuck or Wharton and interested in entering the competition, please contact alex.roberts@aspeninstitute.org.

 
 
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